No, I've never needed to ... yet.

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> On Mar 30, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Bobbie, have you ever used your backup system? It sounds like you have had 
> some exciting adventures!
> 
> Larry Willis
> Retired and proud of it
> 
> 
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> 
>> From: Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com>
>> Date: March 30, 2015 at 5:13:24 PM EDT
>> To: Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com>
>> Cc: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions
>> 
>> Me too. I have the back-up steering.  Bobbie
>> 
>> Smile Everyday
>> 
>>> On Mar 30, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The van I have now, a Ford E150, has backup steering and brakes, a switch 
>>> and button mounted on the door. I don't know if they actually work as I 
>>> have never had to use them. They do come on when pressed, so that's a good 
>>> sign. Hope I never need them.
>>> 
>>> Larry Willis
>>> Retired and proud of it
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>>> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com
>>>> From: diannal...@aol.com
>>>> Date: March 30, 2015 at 11:38:39 AM EDT
>>>> To: r.pra...@sbcglobal.net, quad-list@eskimo.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions
>>>> 
>>>> y'all are scaring me! the only back-up i have on my van is for the 
>>>> 0-effort steering. it has a button to push should something happen to that 
>>>> for whatever reason. should i have a back up system on hand controls or 
>>>> check the brand? other than that, it's a 07 caravan with EZ-locks.
>>>> Ive had two situations in my van that were crazy.One time I pressed down 
>>>> on the monarch hand control from a stop light and the accelerator got 
>>>> stuck at 85 percent throttle. The other time I was coming down a hill and 
>>>> the engine died, the people that installed my hand controls never 
>>>> accounted for the engine being off when you apply the brake using the hand 
>>>> control. Because I had to press much harder because the engine died there 
>>>> wasn't enough travel for the control and the control was hitting the 
>>>> dashboard and I couldn't stop. I quickly put the emergency brake on, then 
>>>> pressed as hard as I could on the hand control bending the plastic on the 
>>>> dash. I was able to get about 60 percent brake control and the added help 
>>>> from the emergency brake to be able to top just short of a pole. I mean 
>>>> only 20 feet to spare.
>>>> 
>>>> Ron
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>
>>>> To: Quad-list Post <quad-list@eskimo.com>
>>>> Sent: Sun, Mar 29, 2015 8:15 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions
>>>> 
>>>> Ive had two situations in my van that were crazy.One time I pressed down 
>>>> on the monarch hand control from a stop light and the accelerator got 
>>>> stuck at 85 percent throttle. The other time I was coming down a hill and 
>>>> the engine died, the people that installed my hand controls never 
>>>> accounted for the engine being off when you apply the brake using the hand 
>>>> control. Because I had to press much harder because the engine died there 
>>>> wasn't enough travel for the control and the control was hitting the 
>>>> dashboard and I couldn't stop. I quickly put the emergency brake on, then 
>>>> pressed as hard as I could on the hand control bending the plastic on the 
>>>> dash. I was able to get about 60 percent brake control and the added help 
>>>> from the emergency brake to be able to top just short of a pole. I mean 
>>>> only 20 feet to spare.
>>>> 
>>>> Ron
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:47 PM, Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> WOW, and I thought that breaking my leg when my chair brakes failed was 
>>>> traumatic! But here you are still contributing to this group, thank 
>>>> goodness.
>>>> Glad that you made it through what had to have been a miserable time of 
>>>> your life. Joan
>>>>  
>>>> From: lwillis...@yahoo.com [mailto:lwillis...@yahoo.com] 
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:17 AM
>>>> To: quad-list@eskimo.com
>>>> Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Cushions
>>>>  
>>>> Back in the nineties I bought a brand new Caravan, an IMS conversion. The 
>>>> tie-down was a floor-post with the latch on the chair. In the first month 
>>>> it released me twice without cause. Fortunately I was going slow and able 
>>>> to stop both times. Until.... On July 14 I backed out of my parents drive. 
>>>> I pulled it into drive and pulled back on the accelerator. The van lurched 
>>>> forward....and my tie-down released. The van picked up speed and I went 
>>>> rolling helplessly to the back of the van. I left the road, jumped a 
>>>> ditch, and hit a large tree head-on at 45 mph. I was thrown forward 
>>>> violently and jammed under the dashboard. The van was totaled. It took EMT 
>>>> nearly three hours to get me out. My chair was bent like a pretzel, my 
>>>> legs broke and knees shattered, concussion and internal bleeding. The docs 
>>>> wanted to amputate my legs but I refused. Today they stay bent and spastic 
>>>> and make me miserable. I should have let them cut. Anyway, that's how I 
>>>> broke my legs. 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com 
>>>> From: Larry Willis < lwillis82...@gmail.com> 
>>>> Date: March 28, 2015 at 10:34:02 PM EDT 
>>>> To: quad-list@eskimo.com 
>>>> Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Cushions
>>>> Hit a tree in my van. I'll fill in the details tomorrow. 
>>>> 
>>>> Larry Willis
>>>> Retired and proud of it
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com 
>>>> From: RONALD L PRACHT < r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> 
>>>> Date: March 28, 2015 at 8:53:11 PM EDT 
>>>> To: Quad-list Post < quad-list@eskimo.com> 
>>>> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Cushions 
>>>> Reply-To: RONALD L PRACHT < r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>
>>>> How did you break your legs Larry? I would like to hear the 
>>>> story.............................
>>>>  
>>>> Ron
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> On Saturday, March 28, 2015 7:37 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> For the first 25 years of my quad life I used a simple ten dollar 
>>>> inflatable cushion....or nothing. I never had even a hint of a sore. Then 
>>>> I broke both legs and had to wear casts for six months. The lousy things 
>>>> created awful sores on my heels, ankles, knees, everywhere the cast 
>>>> touched with any pressure. It was like that opened the floodgates. I have 
>>>> fought sores constantly since then. They simply will not heal. I have 
>>>> three right now -- on my butt, hip, and ankle. Had them for over five 
>>>> years. I have resigned to take them with me to the grave. I am near 63 
>>>> years old; can't be that much longer.
>>>> 
>>>> Larry Willis
>>>> Retired and proud of it
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 

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