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“For kids who like to move!”
USER WARNINGS FOR BUS TRANSPORT EQUIPPED WHEELCHAIRS:
The wheelchair should be used only for forward-facing seating in motor vehicles.
The wheelchair should be used as indicated in the manufacturer’s instructions.
The wheelchair has been dynamically tested in a forward-facing mode with the ATD restrained by both
pelvic and shoulder belts, and that both pelvic and upper torso belts should be used to reduce the possi-
bility of head and chest impacts with vehicle components.
If the wheelchair provides for anchorage of belt restraints, only belts that comply with the provisions of
4.9.2 through 4.9.5 and 5.2, and that have been dynamically tested in accordance with Annex A and 5.3,
should be installed on the wheelchair for use as a restraint in a motor vehicle.
Postural supports and belts may be used in a moving vehicle in addition to the occupant belt restraint,
but should not be relied upon to replace occupant restraints that have been designed for this purpose.
A side-view pelvic-belt angle of 45° to 75° to the horizontal is preferred to lower pelvic belt angels, along
with the following notes (for illustration, see fig. 72);
NOTE 1: Steeper side-view pelvic-belt angels are especially important if the pelvic belt is intended to be
used for postural support in addition to occupant restraint in a frontal crash. Steeper angles will reduce
the tendency for a vertical gap to develop between the user and the belt due to compliance of the seat
cushions and belt movement, thereby reducing the tendency for the user to slip under the belt and for
the belt to ride up on the soft abdomen during normal use.
NOTE 2: Steeper belt angles also reduce the tendency for upper-torso belts to pull the pelvic belt onto
the abdomen during frontal impact loading.
If the wheelchair is not equipped with a belt restraint that complies with 4.9.2 through 4.9.5, and 5.2, and
that as been dynamically tested in accordance with Annex A of 5.3, or if the wheelchair user chooses no
to use such a wheelchair-anchored belt restraint, a vehicle-anchored belt restraint should be used.
Auxiliary wheelchair equipment should be effectively secured to the wheelchair, or removed from the
wheelchair and secured in the vehicle, during transit, whenever possible, so that it does not break free
and cause injury to vehicle occupants in a crash.
To reduce the potential of injury to vehicle occupants, wheelchair-mounted trays not specifically de-
signed for crash safety should:
i) Be removed and secured separately in the vehicle, or
ii) Be secured to the wheelchair but positioned away from the occupant with energy-absorbing padding
placed between the tray and the occupant.
The wheelchair manufacturer (Xplore Mobility) should be consulted in case of questions about using the
wheelchair for seating in a motor vehicle.
