Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 1994 00:02:32 -1000
From:	tom@minster.york.ac.uk (Tom Jackson)
Message-Id: <784980152.14076@minster.york.ac.uk>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of York, England
Subject: Disabled buggying - help

Martin Thomas of Leading Edge Kites at Leeds has asked if I
would post the following question to the net on his behalf.


Martin has been asked by a disabled kiteflying friend, if he
knows of anybody that might have had any experience of
buggying devices that might allow an individual with
no use of their legs to buggy.

Martin informed him of the option of tandem buggying but
he's also keen to find out what else might be available.

In particular, has anybody used one of the Peter Lynn buggy/
yachts?  Do they need to be steered by feet or can they
be steered by moving body weight around (this chap is a
strong swimmer by the way!).

He was also asking about a land yachting device that is
steered by rocking the body weight from side to side.  I
don't know if this is a device which is built specifically
for disabled land yachting or whether this is generally
how they are steered.  Does anybody know about these, and
if so, do you think they could be used for buggying?

Sorry to be so vague, but I hope you get the general point
of the question.

I showed Martin Thomas around the net recently and he was
amazed at the scope of internet land.  He's hoping to get
Leading Edge/Fizz Kites (aka Tim Benson) on the net in the
near future.

cheers,

tom.
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Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 1994 12:29:12 -1000
From:	pegleg@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Tracey Fox Neil Robi")
Message-Id: <CzDt4p.K2J@cix.compulink.co.uk>
Organization: PACKARD BELL=                 
Subject: Re: Disabled buggying - help


Hi,Tom.I will speak to my mate Roy of Kites Up about this matter as 
I know he has looked into various forms of buggys including sea going.
There is of course various things to consider when designing something 
of this kind.I have given a little thought to this matter myself as 
my girlfriend is dis-abled and I would like her to join me buggying.
The biggest problem I could foresee was not in the buggy itself but 
the problem of learning how to do it.It is not easy and beginners do tend 
to get bodily "wrenched" from the buggy and dragged around rather 
a lot.Would this be a problem do you think? It would be nice to think not 
as it would be nice for dis-abled people to share in the fun.

                       Neil(pegleg)LVKF
                    


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