youre my hero man i'm in a wheel for 7 years, i dont have the upper body strength you do, but I wish I could do this, getting on elevators sometimes is hassel.
I also got stopped for speeding at Waterloo station. Well, I was desperately in need of the toilet, and you -know- how long it takes to find the disabled toilet, and then find someone who shouldn't be is in it, or the key has been lost. So I knew I had to burn some rubber. Plus the concourse was so beautifully smooth and vast, a veritable wheelchair heaven when compared with the bloomin army assualt course they called the streets!
I tried taking the escalator with my wheelchair on the London Underground system here in the UK about 5 years back? Although I got up and stepped out of it. I use a chair to allow me to sit down most of the time, reducing pain + saving energy.
I think I would have been fine, but the staff were having none of it. I got shoo-ed away from the escalator before I even tipped my castors up! Talk about thwarted plans. I think I end up getting escorted to some far off lift (elevator).
Hi, aeris311. It should work as well. I haven't used a high backed chair in years and have only done this with low backed chairs, but I don't see the height of the back causing any problems. The main thing is to be sure you have good gripping strength. Only you can evaluate that. If you have good gripping strength, the only other thing is DON'T LET GO. I know it should be obvious, but the guy who falls in the video does just that.
Actually (and you may not see it in all the videos of him that are posted here on YouTube), there's a very brief, VERY brief period where he takes his hands off the rail and starts to mess with his front casters. The camera then cuts away from him and the next thing you see is him tumbling down. I had to play it through several times to catch it, but it's there.
true, and while i'll give that it's most likely thats what happened, we still can't truly confirm that, he could have messed with it, then put his hand back on the railing and slipped, but we can't 100% confirm that. anyways yea, other then that, its pointless to speculate.
The first time my wife saw me do that, she stuck real close behind me to provide support (she's trying to help, right?) and two friends got on the escalator right behind her. When we got to the top, I couldn't wheelie over the threshold so all three of them fell down in a pile...you had to be there.
I was going up an escalator at DFW International trying to make a connection flight and heard some woman screaming "Oh, please, somebody help that man! Help that man!" I start looking to see who's in trouble when I hear my wife say, "Shut up, lady. He does this all the time." I was the guy in "trouble" and the woman was having a meltdown. Screaming, crying, mascara running down her cheeks. SERIOUS overreaction. I've never had a mishap and I use escalators on a daily basis.
I actually had a mall cop come up to me once and tell me that it was against mall rules for me to use the escalator. I asked him to show me the "mall rules" where it specifically says that a person in a wheelchair is not allowed to use escalators, otherwise he was going to be in the middle of a discrimination lawsuit. That shut him up very quickly.
Been doing that 17 years,but last year was talking to someone on escalator,lost concentration for split second and chair fell away from underneath me.I landed heavily on my left leg and chair went flying down escalator,just missing woman behind me.caused quite a commotion....be careful.
As I said below, you need to have good gripping strength, but other than that the escalator does all the work. If you'll notice, I'm only holding on with one hand for most of the ride up. It really is as easy as it looks.
The thing is there are different types of wheelchairs. Some wheelchairs would work in going up/down escalators and others wouldn't !!!
theworldvideos1 1 year ago
youre my hero man i'm in a wheel for 7 years, i dont have the upper body strength you do, but I wish I could do this, getting on elevators sometimes is hassel.
pandesal2006 1 year ago
I also got stopped for speeding at Waterloo station. Well, I was desperately in need of the toilet, and you -know- how long it takes to find the disabled toilet, and then find someone who shouldn't be is in it, or the key has been lost. So I knew I had to burn some rubber. Plus the concourse was so beautifully smooth and vast, a veritable wheelchair heaven when compared with the bloomin army assualt course they called the streets!
orwellreturning 1 year ago
I tried taking the escalator with my wheelchair on the London Underground system here in the UK about 5 years back? Although I got up and stepped out of it. I use a chair to allow me to sit down most of the time, reducing pain + saving energy.
I think I would have been fine, but the staff were having none of it. I got shoo-ed away from the escalator before I even tipped my castors up! Talk about thwarted plans. I think I end up getting escorted to some far off lift (elevator).
orwellreturning 1 year ago
i can only imagine the first time you tryed this,,i would have shit me self..
tucktimosprime 2 years ago
Does it work as well w/ the high backed manuals?
aeris311 2 years ago
Hi, aeris311. It should work as well. I haven't used a high backed chair in years and have only done this with low backed chairs, but I don't see the height of the back causing any problems. The main thing is to be sure you have good gripping strength. Only you can evaluate that. If you have good gripping strength, the only other thing is DON'T LET GO. I know it should be obvious, but the guy who falls in the video does just that.
dawhealer 2 years ago
well actually, the vid doesn't show the guy at the point when he falls, so we don't know whether he let go, or his hands just slipped. :\
webguy943 2 years ago
Actually (and you may not see it in all the videos of him that are posted here on YouTube), there's a very brief, VERY brief period where he takes his hands off the rail and starts to mess with his front casters. The camera then cuts away from him and the next thing you see is him tumbling down. I had to play it through several times to catch it, but it's there.
dawhealer 2 years ago
true, and while i'll give that it's most likely thats what happened, we still can't truly confirm that, he could have messed with it, then put his hand back on the railing and slipped, but we can't 100% confirm that. anyways yea, other then that, its pointless to speculate.
webguy943 2 years ago
Yes it does, I do that all the time
Transitrider 1 year ago
The first time my wife saw me do that, she stuck real close behind me to provide support (she's trying to help, right?) and two friends got on the escalator right behind her. When we got to the top, I couldn't wheelie over the threshold so all three of them fell down in a pile...you had to be there.
531ain 3 years ago 2
I was going up an escalator at DFW International trying to make a connection flight and heard some woman screaming "Oh, please, somebody help that man! Help that man!" I start looking to see who's in trouble when I hear my wife say, "Shut up, lady. He does this all the time." I was the guy in "trouble" and the woman was having a meltdown. Screaming, crying, mascara running down her cheeks. SERIOUS overreaction. I've never had a mishap and I use escalators on a daily basis.
dawhealer 3 years ago 2
I actually had a mall cop come up to me once and tell me that it was against mall rules for me to use the escalator. I asked him to show me the "mall rules" where it specifically says that a person in a wheelchair is not allowed to use escalators, otherwise he was going to be in the middle of a discrimination lawsuit. That shut him up very quickly.
lisarenee3505 2 years ago
Been doing that 17 years,but last year was talking to someone on escalator,lost concentration for split second and chair fell away from underneath me.I landed heavily on my left leg and chair went flying down escalator,just missing woman behind me.caused quite a commotion....be careful.
bulliboyz 4 years ago
I'm in a wheelchair but I just don't believe I could do that...
xRikux 4 years ago
As I said below, you need to have good gripping strength, but other than that the escalator does all the work. If you'll notice, I'm only holding on with one hand for most of the ride up. It really is as easy as it looks.
dawhealer 4 years ago
ii might try this someday but im nervous
dannimarc 4 years ago
You need to have good gripping strength in your hands, but other than that it's really simple. Much easier than you might think.
dawhealer 4 years ago
hahahahahahahaha that is cool!!!
TheJmaster06 4 years ago
i always wondered how that was done
facistdemocrat 4 years ago