To think that mobility scooters are bloody dangerous?!

[EmeraldThief]

I don't have a problem with them if they are used responsibly and with consideration for other members of the public, but more often than not they aren't. I've just been bashed in the foot by a hulking great one in Morrisons, why the man driving it felt the need to use one of that size in a supermarket when they provide their own smaller and more suitable for going around shop mobility scooters, I don't know? I couldn't have very easily end up with a broken foot, and I should imagine an elderly person could have been quite badly hurt by it.

Furthermore if he'd actually looked where he was going or said excuse me, before just barging through I'd have moved out of the way.

Why are these things allowed on roads, pavements and in shops without any kind of training or licensing? Half of the people who use them don't seem to know how to control them properly!

It was an accident, much like someone bumping into you or treading on your foot by mistake. Your foot wasn't broken thank goodness. I imagine the person didn't want to use a supermarket scooter as they are horrible to use and hard to manoeuvre ime.

They seem to bigger and more powerful than when I was little. I remain surprised they are uninsured and that they aren't speed limited. I don't know why a mandatory "test" ot training course, for what of a better word, is any harder than getting the equipment in the first place, as, presumably, they have the space to test-drive the vehicles where they are supplied. it does sometimes seem that the driver is sometimes matched to too powerful a mobility scooter but that is, of course, anecdotal personal observance.

An old lady was killed in an area not too far from me years ago.

She walked out of a shop and a mobility scooter ploughed into her.

The driver didn't stop either and despite extensive enquiries, he was never caught.

On another forum I used to post on years ago, one of the members had a young daughter who was hit and dragged along under a scooter.

If my memory is correct, she suffered head injuries and needed skin grafts.

So yes, they're a godsend but also incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands.

The language used to describe a mobility aid for someone with disabilities are a disgrace.

Ploughing, they are not agricultural hay making tractors Ffs.

I'm with Joan on this one!

It is a little worse than being knocked into by someone though, or someone treading on your foot.

Mil was barely 7 stone, and recovering from cancer, having an 11 stone man knocked over on top of her, did permanent damage.

Ds is 95cm tall - being knocked over by the combined weight of a man and a scooter, is fairly scary, especially when you are a boy who is at risk of subluxations when falling.

The language used to describe a mobility aid for someone with disabilities are a disgrace.

How?

My ds is disabled, he uses a mobility aid, when he is older he will almost certainly need a powered chair or possibly mobility scooter. I have friend's and family that use them, as I said they are a lifeline. However, when they are used in an irresponsible way, they can be very dangerous - it is possible to say that without insulting people with disabilities.

I agree.

My mum has one. She appears to have no spacial awareness and thinks other people should hop out of her way.

She also thought that DS could ride on it with her.

Really Joan?

I post about a lady being killed in a hit and run and a young girl needing skin grafts, and picking up on my misspelling is all you've got?

Right

Do you not agree that they're a godsend but also dangerous in the wrong hands?

Pushchairs, bicycles, cars, ploughs and so forth are operated by humans. Humans make errors. Humans come in all shades of Grey.

It is horrible to be a victim of human error. It's pretty low down behaviour to scapegoat and describe a mobility aid as agricultural equipment.

I think that all vehicles should be insured, to include mobility scooters and pushbikes. I ride my horse on roads; both he and I are fully insured in case of an accident.

m.echo-news.co.uk/news/12941783.Hit_and_run___by_mobility_scooter__64_year_old_needed_skin_grafts_after_Southend_bus_station_accident/ this is in my next town.

Also my son was toddling along & one hurtled up & nearly knocked him over. She was going too fast down the high street.

They are marvellous for those who use them properly.

DH was once stood still browsing in a book shop when he was hit by one. We were just thankful it wasn't someone more vulnerable.

There's a pub near us with one parked outside every afternoon. It's the same one as it is decorated in a distinctive style (sweary faux number plate). Now, I know the owner might be only having soft drinks but I very much doubt it. Surely there should be some sort of law against drinking and "driving" them?

No they're not agricultural tractors but some users drive them like they are. Examples have been listed on here of severe injuries causes by scooters when not used properly, if you want to act all offended for the sake of it then do so but you are making a royal tit of yourself in process.

Oh ffs Joan stop making a tit of yourself.

Auto correct gave me 'ploughing' when I meant 'plowing'.

Now, do you agree or not that as much as they're a godsend, they can be dangerous (even fatal) in the wrong hands?

I often describe my children as 'ploughing through things', I see it as a metaphor rather than a comparison to a piece of agricultural equipment but some people will find offence in anything

I don't feel a tit, do you?

I didn't even realise there was a difference between ploughing and plowing

Super/Warra, autocorrect gave me the same spelling.

Joan, might I suggest you go and see someone about that almighty chip on your shoulder?

I don't mind people using the scooters, but they have the potential to cause injury if handled incorrectly.
They are a large heavy piece of metal travelling at running speeding therefore if the person driving them has slow reactions the potential to damage people and stuff is large, particularly as they are allowed to go in pedestrian environments where most people are walking.

If you cross the road you expect to see fast moving bits of metal and adjust your behaviour accordingly, however you don't do this while shopping in a supermarket or on a pavement.

Not matter what disability or injury the person on the scooter has there is no justification for them causing more injuries to pedestrians.

I used to walk with a walking stick, I didn't go round randomly swinging it round me in a crowded place causing people to scatter in alarm. My disability does not entitle me to cause further injuries or complain other people "weren't looking hard enough".

There isn't really Super, unless someone Joan wants to be picky while avoiding answering a question.

plough
pla?/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: plowing
1.
turn up the earth of (an area of land) with a plough, especially before sowing.
"the fields had all been ploughed up"
synonyms: cultivate, till, work, furrow, harrow, ridge, break up, turn up
"the fields had been ploughed"
cut (a furrow or line) with or as if with a plough.
"icebergs have ploughed furrows on the seabed"
(of a ship or boat) travel through (an area of water).
"cruise liners plough the long-sailed routes"
unearth something while using a plough.
"some day someone will plough up the bomb and lose a leg"

(especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner.
"the car ploughed into the side of a van"

No worra you are correct with Ploughing

^(Especially of a vehicle) move in a fast and uncontrolled manner:
the car ploughed into the side of a van^

www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/plough

To plough into is an acceptable way of describing an object moving at speed and uncontrolled and has little to do with farming.

Op you can suggest what you like, will you be making a visit to have your chip examined?