D82008753M 10/13 General Warnings 11
To reduce the chance of serious injury or death from tip-over,
collision with obstacles, loss of control, or falling from the power
wheelchair, keep yourself properly positioned in the seat:
• Keep your seat belt fastened.
• Drive with the seatback only in a fully upright, locked and
forward facing position.
• Keep your back against the seatback, arms on the armrests,
and your feet on the footplate.
• Do not reach over the back of the chair or lean excessively
forward or sideways.
• Do not carry passengers or cargo.
• Do not stand on footplate. Do not put weight on footplate,
armrest or controller while getting into or out of the power
wheelchair.
To avoid serious injury or death from being struck by a motor
vehicle, when driving your power wheelchair near traffic:
• Obey all local pedestrian traffic rules.
• Cross roads at locations where you are most visible to motor
traffic, if possible at a light-controlled pedestrian crossing with
handicapped cutouts.
• Cross the road by the most direct route.
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