Especially for Lawyers – Why So Many Wheelchair Tipovers, Part 15

The positioning of wheelchairs in certain modes – against the wall instead of in the center of the vehicle – accounts for the low level of securement on those modes. This pattern is largely the result of the difficulty of drivers reaching ground-level securement equipment located on the wall side of the wheelchair – forcing drivers to effectively kneel down (often hurting their knees), crawl around, and effectively grovel at the feet of individuals whom many consider inferior by virtue of the fact that they cannot walk.

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