Man told his all-terrain wheelchair looks too much like a tank

[Strizzo]

http://gizmodo.com/5739684/man-told-his-go+anywhere-wheelchair-cant-be-used-as-it-resembles-a-tank

Apparently a man in the UK has been told that his go-anywhere wheelchair looks too much like a tank to be used in public, and must be kept on private land.

 

[SP Jon M3]

Not only that.. segways are all but banned as well..

http://gizmodo.com/5738441/segways-are-basically-banned-in-the-uk

 

[Corey]

Figures, same place that will not allow its citizens to arm themselves.
That is just wrong.

 

[offroadaction]

I dunno...the things is massive! It is 42" wide and most side walks are 36" or less. I agree with rights of the physicly handicapped, but does he really need a machine that is 6" wider than the sidewalk? Would you like to see this going across the grass at the local park? I imagine the tracks would tear up the grass pretty good.

On private land, I think it would be awesome! :ylsmoke:

 

[Antichrist]

It doesn't look designed for sidewalks, it looks more for off-road, and I can see it's way too wide for many public footpaths.

 

[nat]

I guess it would depend on how damaging the treads are to grass and such.

I designed and built an offroad chair for my buddy to use at the beach or on dirt. I went out of my way to make it environmentally friendly, crowd safe, quiet and with a minimal footprint. So far we have had no problems or complaints from rangers or folks.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

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Did you see this link on the side....
http://gizmodo.com/#!5755878/the-backyard-ninja-decapitates-a-plastic-army

Hilarous!

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