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In the following environments and situations, you may need an assistant to accompany you and to oper-
ate the wheelchair for you.
In such cases, have an assistant accompany you. Traveling alone in these situations may lead to injury.
Moreover, check to see if any dangers such as those shown below exist in the roads you use on a daily
basis. If so, select a route that does not pass through such areas.
Always check the surrounding conditions to ensure safety.
1.5.7. Operation on Public Roads
● Whenthewheelchairisoperatedoutdoors,itslegalstatusisthatofapedestrian.Make
sure to adhere to the rules and manners of a pedestrian.
● Ongeneralroads,becarefulofautomobiles,bicycles,andpedestrians.Besureyourdonot
run into pedestrians.
● Althoughthewheelchaircanbeoperatedonpedestrian-onlyroads,itcannotbeoperated
where pedestrians are not allowed (car roads, in the middle of a road, etc.).
● Iftheroadhasasidewalk,operatethewheelchaironthesidewalk.
● Iftheroaddoesnothaveasidewalk,operatethewheelchaironthesidestripoftheroad
where pedestrians walk.
● Iftheroaddoesnothaveasidestrip,operatethewheelchaironthesideoftheroadwhere
pedestrians walk.
● Iftwoormorewheelchairsaretravelingtogetheroutdoors,thewheelchairsshouldbeoper-
ated in a single line with sufficient space between the wheelchairs. The wheelchairs should
not be operated side by side.
● Itisextremelydangeroustotravelonanarrowstreetwithoutasidewalk.Chooseasafer
path whenever possible.
● Whenstartingofformovingbackward,becarefulofotherpeopleandobstaclesaround
you.
WARNING
● Becarefulnottotraveltooclosetotheedgewhen
traveling on an embankment, etc., of a road. De-
pending on the condition of the shoulder of the
road, you could accidentally move off the road.
● Whentravelingonasidewalkthatdoesnothaveaguardrail,thereisariskoffallinginto
the street side. Have an assistant accompany you instead of traveling alone.
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