Rules for Powered Wheelchairs and Mobility Scooters

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• for manual wheelchair and class 2 vehicles, the upper speed limit of 4 miles per hour on pavement

• for class 3 vehicles, the upper speed limit of 8 miles per hour on road and pavements.

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Obey the same rules for road And vehicles and pavement and pedestrians.

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Pavements are safer should be used when available. And pedestrians have priority.

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Powered wheelchairs and scooters must Not travel faster than 4 miles per hour on pavements or pedestrian areas.

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Take care when moving off pavement onto road, use the green cross code

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Take care when Travelling on the road as you may be travelling slowly.

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• class 3 should always travel in direction of traffic and if there is no pavement, then on the road ik caution

• class 2 should always use pavement - no pavement, then road in caution

• at night lights MUST be used

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MUST follow the same rules about lights, indicators and horns asbother vehicles

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take care of road junctions

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all normal parking restrictions should be observed

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these vehicles MUST NOT be used on motorways and MUST have a flashing amber beacon