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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAttachments for wheelchairs
This is an ad but it's information I think should be shared.
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Attachments for wheelchairs (Original Post)
Figarosmom
20 hrs ago
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I certainly hope so. Can you even imagine how this could change the life of every...
Enter stage left
20 hrs ago
#3
Leave out the motor, and you've got a (hand-cranked) recumbent bicycle. Street-legal ? Of course!
eppur_se_muova
16 hrs ago
#6
i was restricted to a wheelchair for almost a month. i would have loved this .
AllaN01Bear
7 hrs ago
#9
Enter stage left
(4,662 posts)1. Brilliant!
Figarosmom
(14,052 posts)2. I thought so. I just wonder if they would be street legal.
If three wheel bicycles are, this should be at least for the bike lane.
Enter stage left
(4,662 posts)3. I certainly hope so. Can you even imagine how this could change the life of every...
Wheelchair bound person?
I would recommend they be limited to 15-20 mph, with a 10 ft flag like off road vehicles are required to have. I would like the flag to show a wheelchair in bright orange!
Figarosmom
(14,052 posts)4. I was thinking about how to take it to the store etc.
And how to lock up the attachment of if it folds up and could be put in a basket attachment like 3 wheeled bicycles have on the back.
summer_in_TX
(4,340 posts)5. Brilliant! Looks like a ton of fun too!
eppur_se_muova
(42,738 posts)6. Leave out the motor, and you've got a (hand-cranked) recumbent bicycle. Street-legal ? Of course!
When I was at MIT (late 70's) there was a student who rode one of these through the hallways.
JustKay
(191 posts)7. I work in a skilled nursing facility, my residents would love this!
AllaN01Bear
(29,915 posts)9. i was restricted to a wheelchair for almost a month. i would have loved this .
AllaN01Bear
(29,915 posts)8. born to be wild . cool gadget. go go gadget mobility accessory