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The "Wheels of Safety" video, produced by the Bismarck Wheelchair Safety Council and the NDDOT, uses a common sense approach to the potentially dangerous situations a wheelchair user may encounter as they travel. Our goal for the video is to prevent injuries and save lives.
When looking at the problem of wheelchair users as pedestrians, we found a glaring void in educational material. Everywhere we looked for information on how to train wheelchair users to be safe pedestrians we found that no information existed. The "Wheels of Safety" video is an attempt to fill this void.
This video has been reviewed by traffic safety professionals, by law enforcement, and most importantly it has been reviewed by wheelchair users.
All the demonstrations used in this video are performed by wheelchair users.
The Video demonstrates how to:
- Look for Traffic
- Travel at night
- Travel in pairs
- Be seen in traffic
- Use traffic signals
- Cross a railroad track
- Equip your wheelchair
- Adapt to your environment
- Travel where no sidewalks exist
- Cross a street with a curb cut
- Cross without a curb cut
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"A SUPER VIDEO for wheelchair users. It is a good common sense approach to the issue of how to travel safely in a wheelchair on our sometimes unfriendly sidewalks and streets."
-Wanda Gier, former coordinator ND ADA
"The 'Wheels of Safety' is an excellent instructional video that accurately portrays the perils a wheelchair user faces as they navigate a city."
-Bob Graveline, former Exec. Dir. ND Safety Council
"For the first time there is an instructional video that talks about wheelchair users as pedestrians. This video will prevent injuries and save lives."
-Deborah Ness, Chief of Police, Bismarck
"It is a wonderful video that is a must view for anyone who travels our roadways and sidewalks in a wheelchair."
-Rosemary Myrdal, Lt. Governor of ND |
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