On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Michael H. Collis wrote:
> There will be one, Ken, coming in June or July. It will be called the Pride
> Blast. Pride Mobility will put it out, and I think it will be able to go up and
> down curbs, curbcuts, and go at speeds of 10+ mph... Not your regular
> powerchair... LOL
Was this the chair that was featured on Date Line a moth or 2 a go?
Gary
>
> "Barber, Kenneth L." wrote:
>
> > is there a market for all terrain scooters and chairs. four wheel drive
> > etc. could a good engineer design one that would be affordable? maybe just
> > design a club to beat these people with until they are willing to stop and
> > pay attention.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rayna Lamb [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 11:10 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Curb Cuts - Jump up and down on Desks, People!
> >
> > Oh, so it isn't just Aussie councils that are morons, a lot of the
> > `new' curb cuts aren't level here in Perth. Disabled advocates have
> > been explaining about this for years, but NO-ONE LISTENS. I would
> > have thought it would be obvious to most people that they need to be
> > level, most wheelchairs/scooters aren't designed for rough terrain.
> > Mind you, entrances to DRIVEWAYS are almost always level. Call me
> > paranoid, but I think this is more than simple ignorance on the part
> > of the people in charge, if they haven't got the message after all
> > these years, they never will.
> >
> > Rayna
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 09, 2001 at 09:07:16AM -0500, greer.bobby wrote:
> > The City of Memphis must have gotten a load of Federal dollars for curb
> > cuts.
> > They are putting them on all the main streets of East Memphis(the
> > upwardly
> > mobile section, no pun intended). Anyway, they put in these super nice
> > curb at
> > the bottom of which is about one and a half to two inches of jagged
> > asphalt! No
> > on thought to tell the bozos that the curb cut should be level with the
> > pavement!
> >
> > Bobby
> >
> > Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> >
> > > you are so right carla, nothing moves politicians like publicity.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Carla MacInnis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:00 AM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Curb Cuts - Jump up and down on Desks, People!
> > >
> > > Mag,
> > >
> > > You need to use the media to your advantage with regard to getting
> > curb
> > > cuts.
> > > Call the lifestyles editor of several papers. Heck call your local tv
> > > station. Tell
> > > them it's a human interest story that affects everyone, not just those
> > with
> > > mobility disabilities. Or, you could chain yourself to a lamp post
> > until
> > > things
> > > start to happen :)
> > >
> > > Years ago, in the city of Fredericton, I called the Mayor's office
> > and
> > > they gave
> > > me a police officer and a van for the day. We drove around the city,
> > scoping
> > > out
> > > poor side walks and crappy curbs, and I wrote a report and it was
> > submitted
> > > to City
> > > Council. Within a month, work began, street by street, on fixing cuts;
> > heck,
> > > there
> > > were 4 curbs in front of a nursing home that had no cuts. Scary.
> > >
> > > Approaching the newspaper is one of the best ways to get the message
> > out
> > > there -
> > > not only wheelchair users need the assist, but parents with tots in
> > > strollers, the
> > > elderly with walkers/canes. Nothing worse than getting a cane lodged
> > in a
> > > crack on
> > > the sidwalk - I've seen more than one elder take a flip. Not fun.
> > >
> > > If each of us did this sort of thing in our city/town, things would
> > move
> > > along
> > > very nicely, I'm sure.
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Carla
> > > http://www.brunnet.net/terrier
>
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