Mobility Scooter Tips For Individuals With Special Needs

Mobility scooters or driving scooters deserve the respect of others in order to smoothly operate their equipment, driving a scooter is a two way street. If scooter drivers are conscious and courteous of those around them, they make it safer and more pleasurable for pedestrians and others.

Mobility Products For Handicapped Surprisingly, even with the large number of individuals using scooters today, there isn’t much guidance about how to courteously operate the equipment. Here are a few tips and etiquette suggestions from Special Needs Group for scooter drivers to ensure that their trips are safe and enjoyable for themselves and those around them.

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• Operate your mobility scooter or power chair in a careful and considerate manner.
• Use a footpath or sidewalk when one is accessible. In most jurisdictions, you are considered a pedestrian and should avoid driving on the road.
• Move off a shared path if you have stopped so others can pass.
• Travel at a speed that doesn’t endanger others.
• Similar to how you drive a car, keep right, and pass on the left.
• Warn others when you approach them from behind, around a hidden turn or on a covered driveway. If you have a horn, use it. Some scooters are silent and might not be heard by the hearing impaired.
• Always look behind you, including before you overtake someone who is slower than you (you may hit someone on the side.)
• If you get a call on your cell phone, pull over. Your driving ability becomes five times worse when your attention is on a phone call, and when you’re using one hand instead of two to steer.
• When you are in a dining room or restaurant, if you are physically able to get out of your scooter, park it to the side in the dining area.
• It is illegal for you to ride, or let any person ride, in a way that may cause you or the other person injury.

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