Pride Rally - Safety; Door Navigation Safety; Elevator Safety Guidelines; Ramp and Incline Safety

6 Rally
As you begin to use your Rally during your daily activities, you will encounter situations that, at first, may
require some practice to negotiate on your Scooter. Simply take your time as you operate your Rally and
you will soon be in full and confident control as you maneuver through doorways, on and off of elevators,
up and down ramps, and over moderate terrain.
DOORS
n Determine if the door opens toward or away from you.
n Use your hand to turn the knob or push the handle or push-bar.
n Drive your Rally gently and slowly forward to push the door open or drive your Rally gently and slowly
backwards to pull the door open.
ELEVATORS
Modern elevators have a door-edge safety mechanism that, when pushed, reopens the elevator door(s).
n If you are in the doorway of an elevator when the door(s) begin to close, push on the rubber door edge
or allow the rubber door edge to contact your Scooter and the door will reopen.
n Use care that pocketbooks, packages, or Rally accessories do not become caught in the elevator door(s).
RAMPS AND OTHER INCLINES
More and more buildings have ramps with specified degrees of inclination. These ramps are designed for
easy and safe Scooter access. Some ramps may have turning switchbacks that require that you have good
cornering skills on your Rally.
n Take wide swings with your Rallys front wheel around any tight corners. If you do that, the Rallys rear
wheels will follow a wide arc, not cut the corner short, and not bump into or get hung up on any railing
corners.
n When driving down a ramp, keep the Rallys speed adjustment dial (see IV. Description) set to the
tortoise (slowest speed setting) to ensure a safely controlled descent.
n Never drive your Rally across the side of an incline or diagonally up or down an incline, and do not
stop, if possible, while driving up or down an incline.
n Avoid sudden stops and starts.
Other inclines may be natural or, if man-made, not designed specifically for Scooters. Figure 1 illustrates
your Rallys stability and its ability to climb grades under various weight loads.
II. SAFETY
68 kg
90 kg
113 kg
8,7%
7,0%
3,5%
Figure 1. Maximum Recommended Incline Angle