How can spinning and or slipping on an icy ramp be prevented?
By V Ann from Jacksonville, TX
If it is your ramp, spread ice melt on it. That is the fast way to get rid of the ice. Keep the ice melt right by your door and sprinkle a hand full right outside the door and grab the container and as you go down the ramp sprinkle a handful in front of you as you go and then turn around and go back inside. If you have somebody that shovels your snow have them sprinkle the ice melt for you.
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I want to know is there anything I can do to make my electric wheelchair ride more easily through snow snd ice?
By ma from OH
Contact the place where you purchased it. I have seen the power scooters get stuck in the snow. I do know from riding on the paratransit buses where I live, and seeing some of the riders with the power chairs and scooters, whenever there is any form of precipitation coming down, they always have a clear plastic bag to cover the joystick, so that doesn't get wet.
My joystick never shorts out, but it is near impossible to keep going in a straight line. The drive wheels spin and make steering impossible in the driveway, and up the ramp into the van. Do they
make tire chains for them? They would make a mess in the house!
I just recently got a wheelchair ramp put together for my son Ryan. The 3 guys who put it together put underlayment over top. They said not to put rock salt on top of it or to use a shovel.
