However, where you must use the road, keep to the following guidelines to ensure your safety.
Be Sure To:
- Always travel on the left-hand side of the road and as close to the edge of the road as possible.
- Obey all traffic signs and signals, and give way to pedestrians who are crossing. Look out for children, because they often lack the skills and experience to negotiate traffic safely.
- Be aware that your power chair or mobility scooter is not as powerful or as conspicuous as other vehicles on the road.
- Watch out for obstructions in the road ahead, such as drains, potholes and parked cars. When passing parked cars, watch out for doors being opened in your path, or a vehicle moving off without indicating.
- If you have indicators, use them. If not, use hand signals. Try not to startle pedestrians if you use a warning device (e.g., a horn).
- If you need to go on the road regularly, consider getting your scooter or power chair fitted with indicators, lights, a horn, reversing beepers, warning flags and rear-vision mirrors.
