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PROVIDING CLEAR SPACE

•  The wheelchair MUST be in a forward facing position during travel in a motor vehicle.

The recommended clear zones for wheelchair seated occupants restrained by BOTH pelvic and upper torso belt(s) 
and ONLY by a pelvic belt are shown in the diagrams and described below.

The frontal clear zone (FCZ) is measured from the frontmost point on an occupant’s head and is 25.6 inches with 
pelvic and upper torso belt(s).

The frontal clear zone may not be achievable for wheelchair seated drivers.

The rear clear zone (RCZ) of 17.7 inches is measured from the rearmost point on an occupant’s head.

The estimated seated height from the ground or fl oor to the top of the wheelchair-seated occupant’s head ranges from 

approximately 47 inches for a small adult female to about 61 inches for a tall adult male.

Heeding these warnings will reduce the likelihood of serious and fatal injuries to 
occupants seated in wheelchairs who are involved in crashes, emergency vehicle 
maneuvers and will increase safety during normal travel.

•  Vehicle interior components that cannot be removed from the clear zones of Figure 

1, or near the wheelchair occupant space at a level that may be contacted by a 
wheelchair occupant’s head during a side-impact collision or vehicle rollover, should 
be padded with material that complies with FMVSS 201.

• 

Suffi cient forward and rearward clear space should be provided around the 

wheelchair occupant. See Figure 2. The forward clear-space zone (FCZ) needs to be 
larger when a shoulder-belt restraint is not used.

USE OF EQUIPMENT

NOTES: The rear clear zone is measured from the 
rearmost point on an occupant’s head. The front clear 
zone is measured from the frontmost point on an 
occupant’s head.

Seated Head Height (HHT) ranges from about 
1200 mm (47 inches) for a small adult female to about 
1550 mm (61 inches) for a tall adult male.

FCZ = 650 mm (25.6 inches) with upper torso restraint

        = 950 mm (37.4 inches) with only pelvic restraint

RCZ = 450 mm (17.7 inches)

NOTE: It is strongly recommended that both pelvic 

and upper-torso belts be used.

NOTE: The frontal clear zone may not be achievable for 
wheelchair-seated drivers.

Figure 1

Summary of Contents for Innova 6000

Page 1: ...er This manual MUST be given to the user of the wheelchair Operator BEFORE using the wheelchair read this entire manual and save for future reference Transit Guide WC19 Compliancy Transit Policy User...

Page 2: ...INFORMATION 5 USE OF EQUIPMENT 6 PROVIDING CLEAR SPACE 6 SECURING THE WHEELCHAIR 7 RESTRAINING THE WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT 9 USING THE PELVIC BELT RESTRAINT AND UPPER TORSO RESTRAINT 9 VEHICLE ANCHORED PE...

Page 3: ...s of section 5 3 of RESNA WC 4 2012 Section 19 RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America WHEELCHAIR USED AS SEATING IN MOTOR VEHICLES This wheelchair has been dynamically tested in a f...

Page 4: ...until they are second nature to all user s of the wheelchair including the attendant s ACCESSORIES WARNING Columbia Medical products are speci cally designed and manufactured for use in conjunction w...

Page 5: ...cupant Restraint Systems and or the wheelchair manufacturer s instructions The wheelchair has been dynamically tested in a forward facing mode when loaded with a crash test dummy restrained with pelvi...

Page 6: ...hicle maneuvers and will increase safety during normal travel Vehicle interior components that cannot be removed from the clear zones of Figure 1 or near the wheelchair occupant space at a level that...

Page 7: ...btained from SAE International 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale PA 15096 0001 877 606 7232 or 724 776 4970 INSTRUCTIONS 1 Securement points are identi ed by the symbol on the tiedown brackets and are...

Page 8: ...and wheelchair should be located so that the tiedown straps follow a straight clear path from the wheelchair securement points to the oor anchor points and so that the front straps are angled outward...

Page 9: ...l and ideally between within 45 to 75 to the horizontal See Figure 4 Steeper side view pelvic belt angles are especially important if the pelvic belt is intended to be used for postural support in add...

Page 10: ...not near the midline of the occupant 5 Adjust belts as snugly as possible being consistent with user comfort 6 Belt restraints should not be worn or twisted in a manner that reduces the are of contact...

Page 11: ...d to secure the shoulder belt 1 Using the transit belt restraint hardware install the wheelchair pelvic belt restraint to one side of the seat rail at the appropriate location to achieve the desired b...

Page 12: ...ll reduce the likelihood of serious and fatal injuries to occupants seated in wheelchairs who are involved in crashes emergency vehicle maneuvers and will increase safety during normal travel Rigid tr...

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