Invalid carriage

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Simson DUO 4/1 invalid carriage from East Germany
Zündapp KS125 invalid carriage from East Germany
AC built invalid carriage 1976

An invalid carriage was a low cost, low maintenance vehicle, designed specifically for people with physical disabilities. Examples are the Canta (vehicle) and Kenguru.

Makers of invalid carriages included AC Cars in England,[1] Fend in West Germany,[2] Simson DUO in East Germany,[3] SMZ in the Soviet Union and Velorex in Czechoslovakia.[4][5]

The Duo was made initially by VEB Fahrzeugbau und Ausrüstungen Brandis (VEB FAB) from 1973 until 1978, whereupon manufacture was transferred to VEB Robur, more famous for making trucks in Zittau. Because many of the components are common with the Simson, the Duo is often classified as a Simson. Production ceased in 1989.

In the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, invalid carriages were provided as a subsidised, low cost vehicle to aid mobility of people with disabilities.

Vehicles supplied by the National Health Service had 3 wheels, were very lightweight, and therefore their suitability on roads amongst other traffic was often considered dubious on safety grounds. Invalid-carriages are banned from motorways.

In the United Kingdom today, people with disabilities can now obtain modified normal vehicles at low cost through the motability scheme.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ MOTABILITY 2005: Opening doors Independent, The (London), Jun 28, 2005 by Andrew Jeffrey - accessed 10 July 2008.
  2. ↑ Wagner, Carl (Second Quarter 1973). ""Ist das nicht ein Kabinenroller?" "Ja! das ist ein Kabinenroller!" Carl Wagner takes off on Messerschmitt". Automobile Quarterly (in US English) (40 East 49th Street, New York, NY 10017 USA: Automobile Quarterly Inc.) 11 (2): 164. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 62-4005. 
  3. ↑ Duo 4-5 Schwalbennest Simson und mehr - accessed 06 Feb 2011.
  4. ↑ TECHNICKÁ DATA - OSKAR 54
  5. ↑ VELOREX TEAM ZLATÁ RŮŽE BOSKOVICE
  6. ↑ Motability

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