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1.5.10. Crossing Roads
● Youcannotcrossaroadwherepedestriansareprohibitedfromcrossing.
● Beforecrossingaroad,besuretochecktotheleftandrightforsafety.
● Iftheresidualcapacityofthebatteryislow,thewheelchairmaystallwhilecrossinga
street. Check the residual capacity of the battery before crossing.
● Whencrossingaroad,proceedascloseaspossibleatarightangletotheroad.Donot
cross the road diagonally.
● Becausethefrontcastersaresmall,theyareabletotraveloveronlysmallcurbs.There-
fore, caution is necessary when traveling over curbs in power drive mode.
● Totraveloveracurborotherobstacleswiththeassistantoperations,turnofftheassistant
controller and go over it manually. If the assistant goes over a curb or other obstacles in
power drive mode, the assistant could easily lose balance and the passenger or assistant
could get injured if the wheelchair tips over.
● Whendescendingfromacurbwiththeassistantoperations,descendinreverse.Iftheas-
sistant moves the wheelchair forward when descending, the passenger may plunge forward
and fall off the wheelchair.
● Whengoingup/downacurbwiththeassistantoperations,thesafetywheelsoftheanti-tip
device may be raised or folded temporarily depending on the height of the curb. After trav-
eling over the curb, be sure to place the safety wheels of the anti-tip devices in the correct
position before operating the wheelchair.
● Whentravelingoveracurb,becarefulnottoloseyourbalance.
● Whencrossingatanunfamiliarlocation,haveanassistantaccompanyyou.
● Donotcrossaroadifitisdangeroustodoso,suchasifanautomobileisapproaching.
● Crossaroadatalocationwherethereisatrafficlightorcrosswalk.
● Whentravelingoveracurb,proceedatarightangletothecurb.Donottraversethecurb
diagonally.
● Whentravelingbetweenasidewalkandaroad,becarefulofcurbs.
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