Having control over our bodies prevents accidents, more than just about anything. If you fall out of a chair as an able-bodied person, you instinctively readjus

Having control over our bodies prevents accidents, more than just about anything. If you fall out of a chair as an able-bodied person, you instinctively readjust your weight, catch yourself with your hands, land on your butt, and minimize injury. Fall out of a chair when you have no control over your body and you can break bones. He's active, he gets around, he travels -- and he has literally has no ability to catch himself, readjust himself, move quickly to avoid danger, and he's doing it all on a device looks safer, but is far more precarious, in some ways, than two legs. I can hike up a dirt trail or navigate an icy sidewalk -- even step up onto a curb -- without worrying. Try being in a wheelchair under similar circumstances.