i am very impressed with the u step walker... the brakes are on except when you engage them so it doesn't slip away from you. it has a seat and a basket and even touching one brake with one hand gets it going so even the weakest person can use it. lots of folks here in the sacramento region use it and it is often covered by insurance. maxine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn