Steve Lawrence
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The ramp is about 6 feet long. Has diamond plate surface for traction. Really quite nice. No problems yet.
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Ramp for people in wheelchairs to ride over hoses on sidewalks?
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roro
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http://www.discountramps.com/cable-protector-ramp/p/DH-CP-7/
This is similar to what we use - the colour makes it stand out.
roro
This is similar to what we use - the colour makes it stand out.
roro
Papa John
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I definitely think these ramps would cause a powered wheel chair to tip over.
The slope must be a gentle one.. the requirement is on the ADA website somewhere..
ruff
Member
Yep. Way too steep for a wheel chair.
We're not contemplating suicide by ramp, are we?
We're not contemplating suicide by ramp, are we?
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Steve Lawrence
Member
I witnessed a wheelchair a-go-go guy go over our ramp at a quick speed. He landed alright, thankfully, but I did have butterflies for a second. I think he was trying to do suicide by carpet cleaning ramp. This business is weird.
Papa John
Lifetime Supportive Member
A Wheelchair "X-Gamer" maybe? Haha
Mike Draper
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I carry a bucket of nails and scatter them starting 15' before my hoses. always seems keep people away.
Mark Saiger
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roro
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Man the slope quoted here would be great for skateboarders.
"To each area, feature, or element described, provide at least one accessible route that coincides with or is located in the same area as general circulation paths. The accessible route must have a minimum clear width of 36 inches (except that it may narrow to no less than 32 inches for a length of no more than 24 inches), or a minimum clear width of 42 inches if there is a U-turn around an obstruction less than 48 inches wide; have passing spaces at least every 200 feet; have a minimum clear headroom of 80 inches; have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip resistant; have, in the absence of a curb ramp, ramp, elevator, or platform lift, no level changes in excess of ½ inch vertically; have no level changes greater than ¼ inch vertically unless they are beveled with a slope no greater than 50%; and have a running slope no greater than 5% (or have been constructed as a fully accessible ramp) and a cross slope no greater than 2.08%. Standards §§ 206, 301.1, 401.1."
