Safety Travel & Etiquette Tips: for Pedestrians on Wheels.by Michael Creurer This brief book provides helpful tips for people who use a scooter scooter: see motorcycle. or power wheelchair as their primary means of mobility outside the home. The booklet is short, easy to read, and complemented with explanatory ex·plan·a·to·ry adj. Serving or intended to explain: an explanatory paragraph. ex·plan pictures. The booklet's introduction addresses the decision to use power mobility, stressing the increased independence it can provide. But power vehicles create responsibilities for the operator. The bulk of the booklet contains 17 tips for operating a scooter or power wheelchair safely. Subjects include proper etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they when sharing a sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. with people who walk, accessing ramps, elevators, and using public transportation. Important practical information is outlined, such as "practice on different terrain with someone else prior to doing it by yourself", and "carry a sign with the word `HELP' in case you need assistance". Finally, a useful "Checklist Before Leaving Home" is provided. Published by SFC SFC abbr. sergeant first class , Inc., 2000, 15 pp. $5.00. Fax: 250-598-7957; e-mail: <orders@changing. ca>; Web site: <www.changing.ca>. Reviewed by Brian Hutchinson, a physical therapist at the Jimmie Heuga Center in Colorado. |
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