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11.10
Curbs and steps
Warning:
Failure to observe these warnings may make you fall or tip over, which may cause serious injury
to yourself or others.
Never drive up or down a curb or step on your own unless you are an experienced wheelchair
user who can confidently perform a wheelie, or you are sure you have the necessary upper body
strength.
Do not attempt to drive up a high curb or step (more than 10 cm high) without assistance. Your
wheelchair could exceed its centre of gravity and tip backward (see Figure 28).
Always drive straight (at a right angle) onto or over a curb. If you drive at a different angle, there
is a high risk of falling because the wheelchair is inclined.
Figure 28:
Curb/step down
11.11
Using stairs
Warning:
Avoid this action if possible to prevent injury to yourself and/or attendants. Read and observe
the warnings for attendants. Failure to observe this warning may result in falling or tipping over,
which may cause serious injury to the user and/or attendant.
If a wheelchair needs to be taken up or down stairs with the user sitting in it, this must always
be done by two or more attendants.
Ensure that the user is sitting securely in the wheelchair and their arms, legs or hands do not
come into contact with obstacles.
Recommended methods of carrying the product and user:
The attendants position themselves to the left and right of the wheelchair in which the
user is sitting.
The attendants take hold of the wheelchair on the bottom of the seat, at the front and
rear.
The attendants carefully lift the wheelchair and find the centre of gravity of the wheel-
chair with the user sitting in it.
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