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Transport in handicapped
transport automobile
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Note:
For transport in vehicles we recom-
mend to leave the wheelchair and
sit on a suitable seat in the vehi-
cle.
If a transport in the wheelchair is inev-
itable, the wheelchair needs to have
securing systems complying with DIN
75078 Part 2.
The transport vehicle (handicapped
transport vehicle) needs to have the
equipment for transporting wheel-
chairs according to DIN 75078 Part 1.
This norm describes a „power-knot-
system“. With this system the unit
wheelchair and user is secured in a
handicapped transport vehicle. The
system is divided into two compo-
nents:
– Personal retaining system (PRS)
–
Wheelchair retaining system
(WRS)
The retaining system should fulfi l the
following technical requirements:
– Strap course of the PRS in the area
of the pelvis and shoulder with as
little as possible risk of injuries of
inner organs.
– Simple, clear and quick operation
through the driving service and
good accessibility within the trans-
port vehicle.
The power-knot-system is a fi rm, ret-
rofi ttable element on the wheelchair,
on which the PRS and WRS merge.
These requirements are fulfi lled by a
4-point-system that consists of 2 front
standardised latches for spanning re-
actor and 2 rear standardised latches
for spanning retractor and lap seat
belt.
The lap seat belt must be length ad-
justable and fi t with a latch to con-
nect with the receptacle of the vehicle
shoulder strap.
The standardised latches are on the
one side connected to the wheelchair
and on the other hand with the span-
ning loops or hole grid of permitted
strap reactors that are countersunk
into the fl oor of the vehicle according
to DIN 75078 part 1.
The restraint system only offers suf-
fi cient safety in regular traffi c situa-
tions (sharp braking manoeuvres and
similar) but not during collisions out-
side of the normative testing values.
Especially not during a boot crash.
