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TRANSPORT IN HANDI-
CAPPED TRANSPORT AU-
TOMOBILE
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Note:
For transport in vehicles we recommend to
leave the wheelchair and sit on a suitable
seat in the vehicle.
If a transport in the wheelchair is inevitable,
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 trans-
porting wheelchairs 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 components:
– Personal retaining system (PRS)
– Wheelchair retaining system (WRS)
The retaining system should fulfil 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 transport vehicle.
The power-knot-system is a firm, retrofittable
element on the wheelchair, on which the PRS
and WRS merge.
These requirements are fulfilled by a 4-point-
system that consists of 2 front standardised
latches for spanning reactor and 2 rear stand-
ardised latches for spanning retractor and lap
seat belt.
The lap seat belt must be length adjustable
and fit with a latch to connect with the recep-
tacle of the vehicle shoulder strap.
The standardised latches are on the one side
connected to the wheelchair and on the other
hand with the spanning loops or hole grid of
permitted strap reactors that are countersunk
into the floor of the vehicle according to DIN
75078 part 1.
The restraint system only offers sufficient safety
in regular traffic situations (sharp braking ma-
noeuvres and similar) but not during collisions
outside of the normative testing values. Espe-
cially not during a boot crash.
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