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What is the best type of manual wheelchair for outside trips?

Asked by mazingerz88 (28795points) July 1st, 2022 from iPhone

A friend is about to buy a manual wheelchair for her Dad who is 88 years old. She plans to take him on trips using the local metro system which includes trains and buses to go downtown to museums, restaurants etc.

She saw two kinds of wheelchairs recently. One with brakes on the handles, 4 small wheels at 300 bucks and one with the big wheels with small wheels in front. The price is much less.

She wants to know the functional differences between these two designs. Any insight on which model would suit her purpose better would be much appreciated. Thank you!

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