A new device aimed at decreasing the risk of motorists hitting people using wheelchairs due to low visibility at night, uses a strobe light on the back of a wheelchair to boost the wheelchair's visibility. The designer, Tri-Citian Clement, has begun the process of obtaining a patent and manufacturer for the product, since a similar patented product does not exist.
Clement, with partners Wendy Simpson and Weldon Gorham, formed the corporation Wheelchair Safety Products, LLC, intends to sell the product for approximately 200 to 400 dollars. He also intends to use the product to convince Congress to study the problem of wheelchair users' vulnerability to car collisions. According to Clement, the findings could eventually lead to necessary regulation.
Full Story: Callie Watson, Light Makes Streets Safer For The Disabled, Tri-City Herald, December 25, 2009, available at
http://www.tricityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/842128.html
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Dear CNOE:
Interesting post. I would appreciate it if you could contact me. I would like to send you additional information as a follow-up to this post.
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Gene
RehaDesign "AT" Gmail.com
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