C-24.2, r. 39.1.1 - Pilot project concerning motorized mobility aids

Section 2 Disposition versions

2015-06-01

2. For the purposes of this Pilot project, a motorized mobility aid is one of the following apparatus:

(1)  a wheelchair propelled by an electric motor; or

(2)  another aid to locomotion that has the following features:

(a)  it is designed to make up for an inability to walk and for one seated person;

(b)  it moves on 3 or 4 wheels, whose diameter is 20 cm or more;

(c)  the steering is provided by handlebars and a steering column that convey their action to the front wheel or wheels;

(d)  its frame is equipped with a footrest;

(e)  it is equipped with an electric motor, a seat and a backrest;

(f)  its maximum width is 67.5 cm, its maximum length is 150 cm and its maximum weight is 150 kg.

An assisted tricycle or a toy vehicle is not a motorized mobility aid.

M.O. 2015-04, s. 2.