HANDLING RECOMMENDATIONS
In general
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To facilitate the wheelchair handling with passenger onboard, it is
useful to concentrate the main weight on the bigger wheels.
The heavier is the weight exerted on the big wheels, the easier results the
wheelchair drive.
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For the wheelchair transport it is necessary to adequately fix it in order
to avoid undesirable shifts.
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If the wheelchair is pushed by another driver or in any case before
unlocking the pushing handrail, it is advisable to put on the brakes.
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To increase the supporting base (on some models) it is useful, one you
have reached your destination, make the wheelchair move back some
centimetres, so that the front (pivoting) wheels move outside.
Recommendations for both the independent use and the use with driver
- Getting on the sidewalks with forward running
This operation involves high risks of uncontrolled
back tilting, for this reason it is reserved to expert
user aware of risks. In this case proceed as follows:
- Approach with forward running the sidewalk edge
or the step you want to climb over and check for the
presence of hindrances such as too high obstacles or
too low footrests;
- Bring the weight backward, to release the front
wheels, which must be lifted as much as it is sufficient
and in this condition push the handrails to keep the
balance;
- When the front wheels are over the hindrance,
revert the body’s position bringing it as forward as
possible and push on the driving wheel handrails.
