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| Chepfer |
Should people with mobility scooters be allowed on paths.It's a growing concern that thousands of people are driving there motivated vehicles on our pavements and in our shops and are causing a danger to themselves and others ..... People are being hurt and in some cases Killed by out of control scooters..........So....... Should they be allowed to drive on the path ? Should a test be given before someone can drive one ? Should insurance be compulsary to owners ? Tell us your views .......... |
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| rosco |
Do you have any evidence to back up this claim? I've personally never heard of any accident involving a disability scooter on the pavement - how big a problem is it really? | ||
| Chepfer |
The reason i bring this up is that my own gran was run over and hospitalised by a mobility scooter (driven by my grandfather) and since hearing about it and finding out how lucky she was to be alive (yea i am serious) i wanted to find out how commen it was.....
So listed are a few that i found off the first page of a google search...... Heres one.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6620903.stm Heres an interesting article..... http://www.camelot.ukgo.com/IAM/nlprev.pdf Ohh and heres another...... from a different perspective http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk...3&siteid=92746-name_page.html Chepf....... 
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| kathy27 |
My nephew (in his 30's) was run over by one in sainburys not that long ago, he was left with a very painful bruised bone and the women never even said sorry !
I think they should have a quick course on how to use them and i think insurance is a good idea. |
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| Clunk |
My Gran had one before she died. She was an ok driver but constantly nervous. She did have insurance on it similar to car insurance. One of the biggest problems she had was peoples ignorance toward them. She had to drive hers along London road on the high path there. Frequently she had to stop because people would not give her room. And on one occasion, she nearly ended up in the road because some young scum thought it would be funny to jump in front of her and shout 'boo'.
Although, on frequent trips away, the great grand kids used to love sitting on a trailer I made for it and she would pull them around the field. Personally, If I see one, I will move out of the way and be courteous. to the driver. You never know, you could be in one one day. And if I get hit, then I don't mind. The stress of having a go at someone, or suing them could put them in an early grave. So yes, I think they should be allowed on the path. And I think it is wrong having this discussion. It is on a par with 'Should we let disabled people use wheelchairs on the path'. |
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| Local lass |
Should a test be given before someone can drive one ?
Should insurance be compulsary to owners ? i thought some sort of test had to be done. i know they do have to have insurance. i dont disagree with them being allowed on pavements but there is a element of fault from both the disabled driver and the people walking. they shouldnt be allowed to sneak up on you.and walking people whould give way to them a little. its the arrogant ones i can not stand where they drive and they do not care if you are there or not. i do not think they should be allowed on the road ,i passed one this morning going up black dog hill,despite the pavement being clear the other side. i do know the chap who was riding it and know that he often travels to chippenham,devizes and melksham on it. |
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| Clunk |
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| rosco |
Well, thanks for the links, I'd never known that there was much of a problem with them. Personally, I'd agree with Clunk, in that disabled have a rough enough time of life without having loads of rules foisted on them.
But anyone who uses them faster than 4mph, or is not disabled should probably be controlled as motor vehicles of some description I would say. |
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| Chepfer |
I would say i am for them .... But.... with some kind of instruction given into how to use them and some kind of insurance .
Though they started out as basic small transportation devices, some are now on the market that weigh just under a ton and are huge and if we carry on we are with a blind eye..... then these will be rolling down the iles of somerfield in the next year or so. Don't get me wrong , i think they are a good idea but if these vehicles are going to get any bigger then they might as well have a car and that defeats the object, as many of the people with the scooters have no driving licence or have had it removed because they are to dangerous driving......... http://www.derbygripe.co.uk/dvla.htm |
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| GTB |
I personally think they have no place on footpaths and should be made to use the edge of the road. There should also be a law demanding that they have 3rd party insurance at the least.
They are a menace on footpaths and I have been caught on the ankle a few times by their inept drivers who, like other posters have mentioned, don't even apologise. If you have a narrow path and one of these mobility vehicles is trundling down it at a steady pace and meets a lady pushing a pram, who should give way and go out into the road? They have no right whatsoever to be on a path, no more so than somebody on a push bike - and you can be fined for riding a bike on a footpath! |
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| daffy |
My neighbour got one of these mobility scooters and she had to take an assesment on driving them about ,i dont think they should be allowed on the pavements .
its supprissing how many younger people are now using them ,most of them are obese ! 
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| Peter Dolman |
There is a growing need for some rules regarding these machines.
Insurance should be compulsary, all other motorised methods of transport have to have it so why should these be exempt? My opinion is that they should not be allowed on footpaths. Who has the right of way a mothers with prams or mobility scooters? |
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| Local lass |
there is a article in the gazzette about a little boy who was knocked over by a woman cycling on the path.
thats very wrong why should any adult cycle on the path? |
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| rosco |
Maybe better in a new thread. I think that cyclists do it because the pavement is seen as a 'safer' place to cycle for cyclists, however it is not safe for the pedestrians that use it at all! Dedicated cycle lanes are the best solution, but otherwise, I think they ought to stick to the road in general (where they should obey all the traffic signs and lights like other road users). |
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