Fast Electric Wheelchair

FAST FLAWED ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR

Back then wheelchairs didn't have automatic braking, or the fine direct control they have now, so if you let go of the joystick the chair would coast uncontrollably, and the only thing slowing you down was the friction within the motor and gearbox. There wasn't enough friction to slow you very much, so in order to go downhill safely you had to gently hold the chair in reverse and slowly descend. This technique had a relatively high pucker factor, because if your hand slipped you could run into some real problems, so when you came to a steep ascent or descent there was no other choice, but to guts up and go for it. Nowadays it's a whole new ballgame. Electric Wheelchairs are directly controlled by the joystick no matter the incline. You don't have to use reverse to stop, and If you push all the way forward on the joystick going down hill you can't get going much faster than on flat ground. When you relax the pressure on the joystick you slow down, and when you release it the chair stops...

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A Killer Workout

Memphis Flyer - Oct 20, 2009

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Pensacola News Journal - Oct 19, 2009

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Huffington Post (blog) - Oct 20, 2009

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200 New Low Emission Buses for Rapid Penang to be built with Rio Tinto Alcan ...

Reuters - Oct 20, 2009

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OnTheFlix - Oct 17, 2009

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Chicago Sun-Times - Oct 18, 2009

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Wausau Daily Herald - Oct 19, 2009

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