Can wheelchair scooters and stroller type wheelchairs comply with WC19?
WC19 does not exclude any type of wheelchair from complying with WC19 unless it weighs more than 400 lb or does not allow for a seated posture. If a wheelchair provides for a seated posture, weighs less than 400 lb, and complies with all the other requirements of WC19, the wheelchair is considered a WC19-compliant wheelchair. This does not mean that all makes and models of wheelchairs can be easily modified or redesigned to comply with WC19 requirements. Some, such as three and four-wheel powered scooters, may require more significant changes in design than others. However, as previously noted, a wheelchair does not need to be particularly heavy and/or built like a tank to comply with the frontal-impact test of WC19. Some low-weight tilt-in-space stroller-type wheelchairs have successfully passed the crash test with relatively minor modifications to the non-WC19 compliant version of the wheelchair.
Related Questions
- Does designing a wheelchair to comply with WC19 transport standards conflict with the other features and functions of wheelchairs that are important to wheelchair users on a daily basis?
- Does designing a wheelchair to comply with transport standards conflict with the other features and functions of wheelchairs that are important to wheelchair users on a daily basis?
- Can wheelchair scooters and stroller type wheelchairs comply with WC19?
