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Panthera
AB reserves the right to make technical changes.
TRANSPORTATION
Securing the wheelchair in a vehicle
Bambino
(Figure 19 and 20)
We would like to make it quite clear that the best alternative for transportation in a vehicle
is to transfer from the wheelchair into a regular passenger seat with a seatbelt. If this is not
possible, you may have to remain seated in your crashtested wheelchair.
The wheelchair must always be turned to the vehicle’s direction of travel when the user is
sitting in the chair while underway. The wheelchair must always be secured in the vehicle
with a 4-point safety belt system. The belts are tensioned at the front edge around the
tubes at the bearing sleeves for the link wheels. See Figure 19
.
At the rear, the belts are
secured around the rear axle.
NB:
Do not use metal hooks directly against the rear axle.
See Figure 20. Pull the wheelchair backwards and pull hard on the rear belts so that the
wheelchair is stationary and moves neither forwards nor backwards. Once the chair is
properly secured, set the brakes if the chair is equipped with brakes. We also recommend
folding out the anti-tip device if the chair is so equipped. Make sure that all belts and buck-
les are properly tensioned in the rail on the floor and that all are pulled tight.
Securing the user
Bambino
(Figures 21, 22 and 23)
If the child will remain in the wheelchair while travelling, we recommend that the
wheelchair's backrest be even with or above the child’s shoulder blades. The child must be
restrained in the vehicle with a 3-point safety belt. This is to minimise the risk of injury to
the head and/or rib cage in the event of a collision or hard braking.
The vehicle's safety
belt must be against the body and may not be held away from the body by any part
of the wheelchair
. See Figures 21 and 22. Any unattached wheelchair parts must be
removed to reduce the risk of injury to the child or other passengers.
Neck cushion or other headrest must be used. See figure 22 and 23.
Figure 19
Figure 21
Figure 22
Figure 20
Figure 23
