Mobility scooters a hit with tired tourists in Vegas

star-telegram.com ^ | 05/26/07 | KATHLEEN HENNESSEY

[Confed]

Outrun a human, eh? That I did not know.

Huhu!! Me either, but when I saw this one do it I traded for it.
Already liked it by it’s slick and smooth looks, but the speed and power sold me.
I’ve been in a chair for over 10 years due to old Vietnam wound...They just get weaker as we age. Left leg has had it.
Anyway some of these chairs and scooters are amazing machines when you find out what they can do.

[CindyDawg]

I think the poster made a good point about we give way for the handicapped but indoor walk areas aren’t made for everyone to be on scooters but that’s an internal problem IMO. If casinos get complaints they will place restrictions. That said, why else would you care? If someone doesn’t feel like walking, should that be our business?

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Based on your comments I assume you don’t really care about moral standards in our society, or any other societal problem that doesn’t directly affect you?

[CindyDawg]

Why do you assume that? I’m not flaming but I’m just curious about what I posted to give you that impression.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Because you asked why I should care when otherwise healthy people would rather sit on their butts on a motorized scooter than walk. I see this as a problem for the health (mental and physical actually) of our nation as well as the pool of qualified men to fight in our military. I simply believe that physical activity is important and our society doesn’t seem to value it anymore.

[CindyDawg]

I agree we as a whole need to be more physically active but it isn’t something I want to see government involved in. It’s not a moral issue, IMO anyway.

[Clemenza]

Same type of folks who I saw line up to get into this “all you can eat” buffet that my grandmother goes to. Such folks will wind up dead of a heart attack by 50 anyway. It still is GROSS to look at them, however.

[mamelukesabre]

There’s two conflicting points of view here. Those that believe in doing for themselves and others if they can. And those that believe in whatever they can get away with and to he11 with everyone else.

[CindyDawg]

Unless it’s a passage issue how does it effect others? I wouldn’t use one because I would not wished to be thought of as handicapped, even though I am at times. Others need courtesies a lot more than I do. I think it would be cool to have one of those English scooters for short trips though.

[jordan8]

It should be remembered that just because someone looks fit it doesn't mean that they are. They can have hidden conditions like heart disease or bad joints, etc.

Having said that, this is pretty disgusting. Apart from the sloth, hedonism, gluttony and softness implied, these things do inconvenience people around them, they're tolerated as a necessary evil when the handicapped use them but are a self-centered indulgence for the healthy.

Even among those who need them I dare say that half of them ate their way into those chairs, blowing out their heart or joints with their mouths. We'd be better off as a society if we were a little less indulgent of such behaviors.

What sort of citizen do you imagine Mr. Lezama to be? Do you think he's likely to make political choices for the greater good that go against his personal interests? If you found out about this scooter thing beforehand would you hire this man for a job? Would you say it says nothing about his character or is likely to bear on his desirability as an employee?

[jordan8]

That is, UNlikely to bear on his desirability.