National standards stipulate that the speed of electric wheelchairs for the elderly and disabled people should not exceed 10 kilometers per hour. Because of the physical reasons of the elderly and disabled people, if the speed is too fast during the operation of the electric wheelchair, they will not be able to react in an emergency, which often results in Unthinkable consequences.
As we all know, in order for electric wheelchairs to adapt to different indoor and outdoor environmental needs, many factors such as body weight, vehicle length, vehicle width, wheelbase, and seat height must be developed and designed in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. Based on the length, width, and wheelbase restrictions of the electric wheelchair, if the vehicle speed is too fast, there will be safety hazards when driving, and safety hazards such as rollover may occur.
Why are electric wheelchairs so slow?
To sum up, the slow speed of electric wheelchairs is for the sake of safe driving and safe travel of users. Not only is the speed of electric wheelchairs strictly limited, but in order to prevent safety accidents such as rollover and backwards, electric wheelchairs must be equipped with anti-backwards devices when developing and producing them.
In addition, all electric wheelchairs produced by regular manufacturers use differential motors. Careful friends may find that the outer wheels of the electric wheelchair rotate faster than the inner wheels when turning, or even the inner wheels rotate in the opposite direction. This design greatly avoids rollover accidents when driving the electric wheelchair.
The above is the reason why electric wheelchairs are slow. It is recommended that all electric wheelchair users, especially elderly friends, should not pursue speed when driving an electric wheelchair. Safety is more important. In addition, users are not recommended to modify the electric wheelchair by themselves.
Post time: Feb-01-2024