title: [Standard requirements for electric wheelchairs (author's transl)].
abstract: Electric Wheelchairs are driven on public roads. Neither an operating license, liability insurance nor special driving license is necessary according to Road Traffic and Road Licensing Regulations. Statutory regulations prescribe that these wheelchairs must be fitted with two independent brakes and adequate lighting equipment. Safety can be increased by: Totmann brake system - battery servicing - improved battery chargers and technical safety tests. Maintenance of the wheelchair prolongs its life. Social security agencies should allow a large number of the most severely handicapped people to benefit from medically prescribed wheelchairs.
mesh_terms: D004560:Electricity; D005860:Germany, West; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D014910:Wheelchairs / Q000592:standards*
vernacular_title: Anforderungen an Elektro-Rollstühle.