Evaluation of scooters using ANSI/RESNA standards
Ana E. Souza, PhD, PT, et al.
Scooters are popular mobility devices. To date,
only one study has looked at how stable the scooters
are according to standard tests. Our study looked at
12 three-wheeled scooters, and most of them had different
results on each standard test. Smaller scooters
were more unstable and tended to fall to the side easily
during sharp turns. Half the scooters did not survive
the time equivalent to 5 years of use as required
by the standards. Our results indicate that those commercially
available scooters may not meet the standard
requirements and suggest revision of framework
requirements, such as using a test dummy according
to the device weight capacity and adding tests to
evaluate the scooter's tiller to ensure that these devices
are safe and durable.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.03.0054
Volume 50 Number 7, 2013
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This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows:
Souza AE, Pearlman JL, Cooper R, Kelleher A, Gebrosky B, Cooper RA. Evaluation of scooters using ANSI/RESNA standards. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7): 1017–34.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.03.0054
Souza AE, Pearlman JL, Cooper R, Kelleher A, Gebrosky B, Cooper RA. Evaluation of scooters using ANSI/RESNA standards. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2013;50(7): 1017–34.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.03.0054
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