Explainer – weights

Graphic titled "It's not as simple as "mobility aid users weight more so they need to go slower for safety" has, with drawings of each example, top row, average 11 year old using manual chair with power attachment: 59kg. Average man: 85kg. Average woman with laden cargo cycle: 243kg. Average woman: 72kg. Small woman using lightweight class 3 scooter: 72kg. Large man with double buggy: 165kg. Small woman using standing wheelchair: 231kg.

More and more lightweight, highly functional mobility aids are being made. Is a small person using a power attachment really more dangerous to pedestrians than a big person running?

This explainer looks at the different weights of mobility aids.

Explainer – weights (downloads as Excel file) 

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