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REACHING AND BENDING
Reaching and bending when seated in your wheelchair requires practice. Pride
recommends that you determine your personal limitations, and practice bending
and reaching in the presence of a certified healthcare professional or trained
attendant. Keep the following in mind when reaching or bending:
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Come to a complete stop and engage the park brakes before attempting to
reach or bend.
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When reaching, bending, or leaning while seated in your wheelchair, it is
important that you maintain stability to keep the wheelchair from tipping.
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Reaching, bending, or leaning down to pick up objects between your knees
may change your centre of gravity and the weight distribution of your wheel-
chair and cause your wheelchair to tip over.
TIPS FOR SAFE USE
The Pride Stylus was designed to be simple to use on smooth, level surfaces.
However, you may encounter situations that require a higher level of skill. It is for
these situations that you will benefit from practicing with a trained attendant.
Pride performs extensive testing on our wheelchairs. From the results of these
tests, we have determined that the following conditions are outside the normal
operating range of the Pride Stylus and require the presence of a certified health-
care professional or trained attendant.
PERFORMING “WHEELIES”
Performing “wheelies” (lifting the caster wheels off the ground to travel over an
object) requires skill, balance, and hours of practice in the presence of a trained
attendant. If you attempt to perform a “wheelie” and do not have the skill to do so
Figure 10. Maximum Safe Incline Angle (Ascending and Descending)
alone, you risk tipping over rearward. Do not perform “wheelies” unless you are
skilled enough to do so.
CLIMBING INCLINES
The maximum incline angle your wheelchair can climb safely on solid ground is
8.7% at maximum weight capacity. See figure 10. Most handicap access ramps
are pitched at 8.7%. Any attempt to climb a steeper incline may put your wheel-
chair in an unstable position, especially if the incline is rough or uneven terrain.
