Escalators; General; Motor Vehicle Safety - WOK BCW Customer's Manual

3. Do not propel your chair by pushing or pulling on an object. Never pull yourself though a
doorway by grabbing the doorjambs with one or both hands.
4. To help correct the center of balance of your chair you should:
A. Lean your upper body forward slightly as you go up over an obstacle.
B. Press your upper body backward as you go down from a higher to a lower level.

ESCALATORS

WARNING

GENERAL

WARNING
1. Start slowly with an easy, fluid motion. If you are familiar with a different chair, you may use
too much force and tip over.
2. Have someone help you until you know what can cause a tip over and how to avoid doing
so. Never try a new maneuver on your own until you are sure you can do it safely.
3. Your chair is most stable when you are moving forward. Be very careful when you move
your chair backward. You may lose control or tip over if one of the rear wheels hits an object
and stops rolling.

MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY

WARNING
1. Never permit anyone to sit in this wheelchair while he or she is in a moving vehicle. The
rider may be thrown from the chair in an accident or sudden stop. Wheelchair positioning
belts will not prevent this.
2. Always move the rider to an approved vehicle seat. Secure the rider with proper motor
vehicle restraints.
Never take a chair on an escalator, even with an attendant. Doing so
is likely to cause a fall or tip over and severe injury to you and
others.
If you fail to heed these warnings, a fall or tip over may occur and
cause severe injury to you:
Wheelchairs of Kansas wheelchairs do not meet the federal
standards for motor vehicle seating. If you fail to heed these
warnings, the rider may suffer a severe injury:
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