Electrically Self-Powered Wheelchairs And Pavement Surfaces

EDM number 272 in 2014-15, proposed by John Hemming on 17/07/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Disability discrimination and Roads.

That this House notes that in recent years the availability of electrically-powered wheelchairs has become greater; further notes that the sensitivity of such vehicles to irregularities in pavement surfaces is greater than those with a human being pushing them; further notes that this frequently gives rise to situations in which the wheelchair user involuntarily leaves the wheelchair, including the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley, potentially causing material harm to the user; and calls on the Government and local authorities to review standards in respect of pavement surfaces and the slope of footway crossings to reduce the hazard that arises from such difficulties.

This motion has been signed by a total of 16 MPs.