first of a number of problems: a three-wheeled
wheelchair or scooter would not be able to use such
an arrangement
Vin
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From: "Kelvin Mok" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: External 'kissing' gates
At 09:16 AM 5/27/2009 +0100, you wrote:
>I am looking for a solution that will stop
>motorbikes but allow mobility
>scooters - these are urban footpaths and escaping
>livestock is not the
>issue; nuisance riding is the problem.
An idea which may or may not work.
An access gate paddock has a parallel set of narrow
ruts at path level that
is as wide as a mobility scooter's wheels' track or
a wheelchair's wheels.
In between the ruts will be rounded tip (prevent
injury) fingers far apart
enough to to nest the motorbike's wheels. This
will prevent riding a
motorbike through it. The "fingers" will also make
it troublesome to push
a motorbike through.
To open the paddock gate it will be necessary to
manually unlatch the
gate. A latch is connected by a cable to a
shoulder height pull handle
for a scooter/wheelchair seated person. The pull
handle davit should be
visually prominent and strong enough to rubbish any
temptation for a
motorcyclist to ride his bike at speed to get
through the paddock.
The above is a thought experiment. Any handyman
can make a wooden mock-up
to test its feasibility.
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