Mobility and Wheelchair users 36-46 THEORY

Question 1

What There is one class of manual wheelchair (called a Class 1 invalid carriage) and two classes of powered wheelchairs and powered mobility scooters. Manual wheelchairs and Class 2 vehicles are those with an upper speed limit of 4 mph (6 km/h) and are designed to be used on …?

Answer 1

Pavements

Question 2

Where can Class 3 vehicles, with an upper speed limit of 8 mph (12 km/h) go?

Answer 2

Pavement and Road.

Question 3

What should a wheelchair user or mobility scooter use, between a pavement and a road? Who gets priority pedestrian or wheelchair user?

Answer 3

Pavement, priority to pedestrians.

Question 4

Powered wheelchair users when on the pavement what maximum speed should they use?

Answer 4

4mph/ 6kmph

Question 5

Rule 44
Take extra care at road junctions. When going straight ahead, check to make sure there are no vehicles about to cross your path from the left, the right, or overtaking you and turning left. There are several options for dealing with right turns, especially turning from a major road. If moving into the middle of the road is difficult or dangerous, you can

stop on the left-hand side of the road and wait for a safe gap in the traffic
negotiate the turn as a pedestrian, i.e. travel along the pavement and cross the road between pavements where it is safe to do so. Class 3 users should switch the vehicle to the lower speed limit when on pavements.
If the junction is too hazardous, it may be worth considering an alternative route. Similarly, when negotiating major roundabouts (i.e. with two or more lanes) it may be safer for you to use the pavement or find a route which avoids the roundabout altogether.

Answer 5

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Question 6

Can wheelchairs or mobility scooters cannot be used on motorways or on dual carriageways where the speed exceeds..?

Answer 6

50mph or 80km/ph

Question 7

If mobility scooters are used on these dual carriageways, they MUST have a …?

Answer 7

flashing amber beacon