Especially for Lawyers – Why So Many Wheelchair Tipovers, Part 16

One factor that affects securement is track or oval orientation – longitudinal or lateral. If the distance between tracks is too close together – in violation of the requirements for longitudinal length found at 49 C.F.R. § 38.23(d)(2) – then few or no wheelchairs can be secured in that shorter space. This is because the devices to secure the front and rear of the chairs cannot be made shorter than 13 ½ inches – leaving only 21 inches for the distance between securement points on the wheelchair. They are rarely much closer together. So, for example, if the tracks are only 40 inches apart, the vehicle’s purchaser likely saved money in buying a smaller vehicle. But no wheelchair on the planet can be secured in such a small space.

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