Yamaha NAVIGO Owner's Manual page 19

In the following environments and situations, you may need an assistant to accompany you and to oper-
ate the wheelchair for you.
In such cases, have an assistant accompany you. Traveling alone in these situations may lead to injury.
Moreover, check to see if any dangers such as those shown below exist in the roads you use on a daily
basis. If so, select a route that does not pass through such areas.
Always check the surrounding conditions to ensure safety.
1.5.7. Operation on Public Roads
● When the wheelchair is operated outdoors, its legal status is that of a pedestrian. Make
sure to adhere to the rules and manners of a pedestrian.
● On general roads, be careful of automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians. Be sure your do not
run into pedestrians.
● Although the wheelchair can be operated on pedestrian-only roads, it cannot be operated
where pedestrians are not allowed (car roads, in the middle of a road, etc.).
● If the road has a sidewalk, operate the wheelchair on the sidewalk.
● If the road does not have a sidewalk, operate the wheelchair on the side strip of the road
where pedestrians walk.
● If the road does not have a side strip, operate the wheelchair on the side of the road where
pedestrians walk.
● If two or more wheelchairs are traveling together outdoors, the wheelchairs should be oper-
ated in a single line with sufficient space between the wheelchairs. The wheelchairs should
not be operated side by side.
● When starting off or moving backward, be careful of other people and obstacles around
you.
● It is extremely dangerous to travel on a narrow street without a sidewalk. Choose a safer
path whenever possible.
● Be careful not to travel too close to the edge when
traveling on an embankment, etc., of a road. De-
pending on the condition of the shoulder of the
road, you could accidentally move off the road.
● When traveling on a sidewalk that does not have a guardrail, there is a risk of falling into
the street side. Have an assistant accompany you instead of traveling alone.
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