When operating this electric mobility chair in public, always make eye contact with
driver of the oncoming vehicle before you proceed. If there is any doubt, yield until it
is safe to move.
8.6
Obstacles
You need to overcome some obstacles during your daily use of your electric mobility
chair, these obstacles include threshold, elevator, ramp, pits and broken pavement,
etc.
Attention
:
Caution
Thresholds are very dangerous. Even a small height change may cause the electric
mobility chair to tilt and roll over.
You may have to install ramps at entry or exit doors as well as remove or cover
threshold strips between rooms.
When operating the electric mobility chair, beware of obstacles and avoid them as
much as possible in the area that you are driving on.
Operate your mobility chair slowly while going over obstacles.
To better maintain your centre of balance while operating through obstacles:
When you are going over an obstacle, lean your body slightly forward.
When you are moving downward through an obstacle, lean your body slightly
backward.
