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OK but pedal wheelchairs are actually useful tools for folks with either limited mobility or in rehab from accidents/surgery.
I think the comparison still stands. It's a narrow use case.
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To quote a well known microblog meme:
Not all wheelchairs need pedals, like not all apps need AI.
"A narrow use case" is not the same as "no use case."
And they make ones that are fucking fun, too
They probably have chain guards. OPs looks… dangerous.
surely they wouldn't be able to reach the pedals from where the seat is located? It's not designed like a bike
Difficult for Wheelchair user, end of the way for pedal Wheelchair users
That don't make sense, with limited mobility it is more difficult to move a Wheelchair with pedals than walking, maybe with a cane or walker.
There's all kinds of injuries or fatigue symptoms that may mean you can move your legs and sit, but you cannot stand...
On a flat surface, bikes expend less energy to use than walking. This actually makes total sense. Biking is also a kinder motion on joins than walking which is actually quite hard on knees.
walking is hard on knees because we walk on asphalt and concrete, which are not what our body is made for. our body is made for the soft dirt grounds of forests and fields
Not the same a bike in the plane street than a wheelchair on the sidewalk with borders on the beginning and end, often problematic for people in wheelchairs in cities with too much obstacles for them.
thankfully it doesn't need to make sense to you to be useful. they exist and are used by people with limited mobility
depends on the mobility limitation
at least ride this would make fun
They should add bicycle pedals to a walker.
Way to be ableist.