Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1996-01-16
1999-03-30
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
434 61, G09B 904
Patent
active
058878831
ABSTRACT:
A method of teaching an individual to operate a bicycle is provided whereby the bicycle is place in the upright position on a support surface and its seat is adjusted to a height thereabove so that the individual can sit upright on the seat with both soles of his/her feet contacting the support surface and with the individual's hands placed on the bicycle steering mechanism to define a starting position. The individual is allowed to tilt the bicycle between left and right sides of the upright position and to manipulate the steering mechanism in the direction of these tilts, preferably for a selected period of time in a range of 30 to 60 seconds. Thereafter, the individual is repositioned on the bicycle in a ready position wherein the individual is situated upright on the seat with the individual's feet placed on the foot supports and the individual's hands placed on the steering mechanism. The bicycle is held in the upright position while preventing forward motion thereof and selectively titled with a plurality of tilting movements between left and right sides with the individual generating a response to each of these tilting movements, a correct response being a manipulation of the steering mechanism in a same direction as the tilting movement. During this time, the responses of the individual are monitored until the individual reacts with correct responses, each within a selected time interval that is preferably less that one second.
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Henson Michael R.
Lerner Avraham H.
Martin Timothy J.
Oberleitner Robert J.
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