TankChair deemed too heavy to use on UK streets, disabled man becomes marketing boon (video)

While we figure that giant, tread-wielding wheelchairs have no trouble selling themselves, a disabled man named Jim Starr is helping them along their merry way — a story about his TankChair being rejected for street use by UK authorities is giving the company plenty of free advertising. That’s not to say that we don’t feel for the disabled father of two, and hope he gets to use his snow-crushing, beach-mashing wheelchair in peace — it’s just not particularly surprising that a non-standard vehicle would be illegal to use on public roadways, and as you’ll see in the video after the break, the law doesn’t seem to be restraining him any. Continue reading TankChair deemed too heavy to use on UK streets, disabled man becomes marketing boon (video) TankChair deemed too heavy to use on UK streets, disabled man becomes marketing boon (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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