I have a cane question
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I'm not 100%, but I think the crew usually take them from you when you board and stow them. I cannot remember the last time I saw any kind of walking stick in the possession of a passenger aboard a plane.
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Really! Domestic, international or both? Particular airlines?
The TSA site states "Hiking Poles" are checked baggage only. The inside of most areas in an aircraft are cramped and they would be a quite a burden.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/hiking-poles
Walkers, crutches and canes are permitted for people who require them for mobility.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/canes
Experiences of myself and others suggest that most of the time TSA will not even question why a cane is brought, though it will be X-rayed. You can be asked if it is for medical necessity/mobility. If you say no, you can be turned away. If you say yes, your word should be enough. There is no indication anywhere on the site that medical documentation is required, and requiring such would be both impractical (since canes don't typically have documentation) and potentially illegal under the ADA.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/hiking-poles
Walkers, crutches and canes are permitted for people who require them for mobility.
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/canes
Experiences of myself and others suggest that most of the time TSA will not even question why a cane is brought, though it will be X-rayed. You can be asked if it is for medical necessity/mobility. If you say no, you can be turned away. If you say yes, your word should be enough. There is no indication anywhere on the site that medical documentation is required, and requiring such would be both impractical (since canes don't typically have documentation) and potentially illegal under the ADA.
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Canes are good to go. If anyone says anything tell them to Look up the Americans with Disabilities Act. Been needing one for 12 years.
I have. Regionally, nationally and internationally.
I was never asked if I had a medical need. The closest was when I was asked if I needed it to get through the arch and if they could x-ray it. I told the concerned TSA agent that it didn't hold me up, just made sure I was less likley to fall down. He got a good chuckle out of that and the cane went on the conveyor and I walked through the arch and was reunited with my cane.
Since canes for orthopedic use are sized to the individual so the top reaches the crease of the wrist it is easy to consider anything longer enough to bring you're forearm much higher than level would fail.
TSA will dictate that.
thanks for the replies,
so this cane would be okay with the TSA?
http://www.solidaluminumcane.com/apps/webstore/products/show/7279796
so this cane would be okay with the TSA?
http://www.solidaluminumcane.com/apps/webstore/products/show/7279796
I need a cane from time to time. I never know when my knees will act up. I carry a wooden cane with a brass handle. The handle has a threaded shaft that screws into the wood. Never had a problem with it but once.
The TSA person told me I couldn't bring it onboard. I just politely ask for her name and badge number for my attorney when he filed a lawsuit based on the ADA. She got huffy, supervisor was called, people had out cell phones. The supervisor sent her to the back and I was passed through without any further comment.
We have rights. But if we aren't willing to insist on those rights we will not have them long. We don't have to scream or holler or make a big fuss. Simple insistence is usually enough. And, everyone has a supervisor, even the on duty TSA supervisor I dealt with.
Note: If you have a attorney to handle legal matters carry a few cards.
The TSA person told me I couldn't bring it onboard. I just politely ask for her name and badge number for my attorney when he filed a lawsuit based on the ADA. She got huffy, supervisor was called, people had out cell phones. The supervisor sent her to the back and I was passed through without any further comment.
We have rights. But if we aren't willing to insist on those rights we will not have them long. We don't have to scream or holler or make a big fuss. Simple insistence is usually enough. And, everyone has a supervisor, even the on duty TSA supervisor I dealt with.
Note: If you have a attorney to handle legal matters carry a few cards.
If asked, I have a conveniently ugly scar, on my right knee, to help me show "need" for a stick/cane, though my actual physical issues are not directly related to that injury and surgery. (I had an "axe-i-dent" with a hatchet, and the surgeon had to lengthen the cut, to repair the patellar tendon.) My knees' actual issues are deeper inside the joint, and I am developing balance problems, which are, of course, in my head. Stairs are slowly becoming my nemesis.
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Yes you can carry a cane on a plane and any issues can be resolved by mentioning the ADA and your lawyer on speed dail! It against the law for them to ask if you have a medical need even by the TSA!
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