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Disco Matt:
I saw one using a pedestrian crossing today. I rather thought those were for people on foot?

If it's motorised, it shouldn't be on the pavement. Electric wheelchairs I can tolerate but mobility scooters just seem to bring a certain mindset. I recall encountering one a while ago where the rider beeped at me rather than just saying "excuse me" or "look out". I thought that was very revealing in psychological terms - he clearly felt insulated from the world around him to the extent that he'd rather use an electric buzzer than a cheery word to communicate.

ben_haynes:
yes we have one who thinks she is a stunt Granny :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

jumping off cerbs and poping on to 2 wheels going round corners, and ramming people who walk too slowly

hobbit:
My wife needs one uses one of these, believe it or not cetain types of the buggies can hold a tax dic and be driven on the road!

Yes they can be a pain, but not all are like this in there behaviour, like all walks of life, if you cant drive or walk far, how would you get about?

Its like a lot of things, no way would the wife drive hers on the road, even though she could

People are quite ignorant on these things from both sides, pedestrians and users, you dont need any training to use one of these things, and yes they can cause nasty injuries, the one my wife has weight 100kg, plus her weight, so can cause problems, but she is careful what she does, which includes having to reverse round people who just stand there

Another thing I wasn't going to mention this, but my wife will no longer take her's out on her own anymore, because of the abuse she gets from , drivers, people and kids about her on it, including kids wanting her go get off so they can ride it, vehicles parking on pavements, and she is too scared to take the thing on the road to go round these vehicles

TicTac:
No offence meant hobbit, like i said i know a lot of people find mobility scooters a must when it comes to getting about.

Just as irresponsible and ill mannered off roaders give the rest of us a bad press i think the same can also be applied to those in mobility scooters and i can only judge by the majority of the 80year old hooligans i have seen around where i live.

bravo669:
theres several round here, ive nearly had one that was in the middle of the road in the pouring rain near midnight on a country lane!!!brilliant !!!

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