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Mobility Battery Users
Mobility Battery Users
Believe it or not, there are rules that govern the use of wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Hence, on our footpaths and roads. Consequently, I have looked at this. because of the massive increase in the use of such vehicles.
Thus, in present-day use The following are some of the rules: For footways and pavements, scooters and wheelchairs fall under the “Class 2” banner.
For this reason, the maximum speed should be 4 MPH. Using a vehicle with a maximum unladen weight of 113.4 kg
Consequently, other safety features, should include an effective braking system combined with good lights and reflectors.
Primarily used for driving at night or in poor lighting. because we are mobility battery suppliers. Hence, I feel it important to bring such information to the public’s attention.
Simultaneously, this is also good knowledge to learn for my own information. Therefore, one of my Mobility Battery Users, (customers), was asking if higher amp batteries would make his scooter go any faster.
He had noticed that his new machine went faster than his old one. He thought it could be the batteries. As a result, I shrugged my shoulders and admitted that I did not know. However, I do know that some scooters will go faster than others. although they are the same class 2 scooters.
So you may be breaking the law. Hence, by going at more than 4 MPH, there are no ways of checking this, unless the authorities decide to put up some sort of speed cameras for wheelchairs.
Mobility battery users-class 3 scooters.
The class 3 scooters are the larger ones that we see driving on our roads. Again, are there certain restrictions that apply? These include a maximum unladen weight of 150 kg.
There is also a maximum width of 0.85 metres. Furthermore, the same speed limit of 4 mph, brakes, and lighting still apply. because of their ability to drive on the road with mixed traffic.
Then they should also have turn signals,
hazard lights, and a mirror to look in the back. including an audible warning instrument and an amber flashing light to be used on a dual carriageway. I presume that this is to warn about a slow-running vehicle. such as those used on a tractor or JCB?
One thing to watch out for
Is it true that some class 3 scooters are advertised at a speed of 6 mph? But, as I have said, the speed limit is 4 mph. Because of this, you would technically be breaking the speed limit.
However, it does sound a bit complicated, so I had a look at the https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-users-of-powered-wheelchairs-and-mobility-scooters-36-to-46 and sought any help to be passed on to my readers.
A Class 3 scooter and Mobility Battery Users, can weight up to 120-140kg (19-22 stones), while the maximum weight of the driver on such a scooter can be 160-180kg (25-28 stones).
That means the combined weight can be fully 320kg (or 50 stones). That’s a very significant weight to be moved around at speed, in a travelling device/vehicle which has no engine.
With no engine, the battery is doing the entirety of the work, so it has to be a powerful one.
The bigger the capacity of the battery, the greater the speed, torque and acceleration the mobility scooter has.
A powerful mobility scooter battery allows you to reach the top speed
it’s capable of, even if the weight of the scooter and driver combined is high. If it’s a high quality mobility scooter, this should allow for a pleasing acceleration, so that you feel it has some ‘zip’ and doesn’t take an age to reach the top speed.
Such a battery also gives you more range, allowing you to go on longer journeys. And it ensures you can move swiftly enough even on rough, uneven ground and to comfortably get up steep hills.
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