Decision Makers Guide - DMG13018
Definitions used in prescribed conditions: walking 100 metres on level ground without stopping or severe pain
There are four elements to this test.
1) Walking - this is the ability to move using legs or
feet
or a combination of them over ground that is more or less level. Negotiating hills or climbing is not part of the test.
2) Level ground - ground extending for 100 metres which is
more or less level. There may be
2.1) slight inclinations or declines but not hills or
2.2) small holes or cracks in a paved surface but not pot holes or road works.
3) Stopping - to come to a standstill or pause briefly or
momentarily. The test is satisfied by
3.1) a person who needs to stop for a rest or
3.2) a person who does not rest but comes to a standstill for a moment or two, on a number of occasions.
4) Severe pain - debilitating pain that stops a person
until it goes away or slows a person down. The pain
4.1) does not have to be directly linked to the process of walking, (that is, a disability of hip, leg or foot) but
4.2) does have to be connected with walking (for example someone with a heart condition who experiences severe chest pains as a result of walking would satisfy the test).
Note A person does not satisfy the test simply because it takes a long time to walk 100 metres, unless it is because of severe pain or stopping.
