I have every sympathy for people who have a genuine need for the above .It would also follow that most users are elderly ..it concerns me greatly that people seem to use them without training or any kind of proficiency tests.
In the last 2 days I have narrowly avoided killing 2 people whilst driving and seen 2 incidents in the same supermarket where kids were injured, not seriously, by someone clearly not capable of driving the thing .
I am also concerned that they can become a bit of a cop out for people who use these rather than walk .Maybe there are people on here who work in the industry or members who use them ..would like to know of other people's experiences positive or otherwise
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was all amusing and a distraction from real work for a bit but the scooter was quite large and moved at a fair rate so could have done some damage.
Somebody driving one of the large mobility scooters in a crowded shop could potentially cause serious damage.
My daughter has a small electric wheelchair and its difficult to navigate in a crowded environment. Even when she drives it on the lowest speed a lot of people will show her no consideration and push in front of her.
I don't think some of the largest mobility scooters are fit for purpose as they're potentially unsafe for the user and pedestrians.
As evidenced at Wetherspoons in Woolwich.
They all seem to be able to walk to the bar quite well though.
I had and argument with a fella on one a few yrs ago nearly knocked my 7 yr old son over. Son was holding on to me and buggy with 1yr old in it. Stopped at zebra crossing and waited then crossed and the fella on the disability buggy come flying along across the road and nearly took us all out. I told him to becareful and he replied "im disabled you becareful u cunts" I swear if i was on my own i would of smashed his head of his buggy and thrown him in the road. This was in Catford where my mum lives, and even know i look out for him in the hope
I know the glass probably wouldn’t break but what away to go, death by stupidity and mobility scooter.
No? Well, that's the way they seem to be driven. And some of them can properly shift.
By slitting their throats for driving them like arseholes.
Hired one when I was in Benidorm a couple of years back. Not because I have a disability or need one, but because they looked like fun.
I managed to roll the fu**er as well!!
I also had the pleasure of “driving” 2 birds from Newcastle back to their hotel one night - (one in the back seat and one in the basket at the front). Not easy to navigate the piss and beer sodden streets of Benidorm at all.
I don't know as I wasn't there but I would have thought she would have been shown the controls. I don't think it would have made much difference if it was a 2 minute talk or a 5 day intensive programme. My Mum has always shown little or no aptitude for anything mechanical, thankfully her talents lay elsewhere, she has a good brain unlike her offspring.
She gave up driving 18 months ago which was probably years to late considering she has been unable to walk even small distances for quite a long time. But old people can be stubborn and its hard for them to give up another bit of independence. I often tell her she is lucky she's not a horse.
Not sure what he was done for... doubt it was speeding.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6215237/Disabled-Aaron-Ali-40-accused-ramming-women-Welling-Kent-Woolwich-London-mobility-scooter.html
Hope it worked out ok.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/watch-incredible-moment-scot-mobility-5647873