Walker With Brakes

I was just wondering why walkers have hand brakes? I have ask this question to friends and none can give me an answer. Think about this if someone needed a walker they would never be walking at a speed where they would need brakes.

well maybe for some reason your going down a driveway or somewhere where it might pick up speed on its own like a steep hill or anywhere steep and u cant stop it ur gonna need those brakes to help u out or maybe the are there so when the old people wanna race they can hold on to there brakes and peel out lol

2006-05-24 12:13:02 by meliarrow

Driving With The Breaks On Doc Walker

I have a "My Mobility" brand walker with brakes and a seat and one of the tyres have developed a split in it. I live in the Liverpool area N.S.W Australia Does any one know where I can purchase a new tyre? I am desperate this is the only means I have of getting around.

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2007-10-05 23:54:44 by Diane K

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Seriously..if they were going that fast would they need the walker?

ever see the movie death race, so we can stop , before you get extra points for killing us

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Suffer from myclonic jerking (spontaneous and not specifically diagnosed to source or illness), fibromyalgia and arthritis, all somewhat debilitating, but get along well now on walker and have with a cane on previous cruise this year. Thought might rent a special chair/walker with brakes, etc. Expect might be healed enough not to need any aids, but just in case, wonder what I might do. Have equilibrium problems from medications. Plan to let Cruise Line know of these limitations. Any suggestions to make the trip more comfortable, safer, easier on me. Similar experiences? Plan flying to place of embarkation; so this might complicate things, too. What do you think? Cruise paid for before broke hip; insurance may not allow much return on booking. Thanks.

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2007-09-15 21:05:39 by Nightwriter21

she goes through front pads usualy every 3-4K (mail jeep) using low end carquest or walker pads i recently got her a cheao set from advance and wore out in 3 days so i got her the lifetime brakes front autozone from her request and lasted a week noticed the LF was wore slam out but RF wasnt replaced both front calipers and reinstallled new autozone lifetime pads lasted 3 weeks now both are wore down evenly but wore out to fast is this a common problem with the aftermarket brakes front advance or autozone? using correct rotors yes and jeep only has 37K on it i never turn rotors belowm min spec according to alldata also this jeep is right hand drive
rear brakes wore out first time about 30-35K i think, i was thinkin porportion valve aswell or somethin causin front to rear pressure to be different in an exessive amount, yea it pulls to left alittle but not to0 bad

I would expect excessive wear on the pads simply because it is a mail delivery, and it stops more frequently than the average vehicle. 3-4k seems too frequent but when you think of how many stops have been made...

How are the rears doing? You should have similar replacement schedules (the front do more work than the rear so they shouldn't be as often) but do make sure that the rear brakes are working correctly and that the ratio front to rear is within spec. You could have an issue with the brake proportioning valve.

2008-11-28 15:28:42 by preddysgarage