“However, I believe the whole purpose of this article was to point out that perfectly healthy people are renting these things simply because they don’t feel like walking”
I don’t understand. You would condemn somebody because they don’t feel like walking? Seeing all the cars on the road must make you crazy. After all, they are being driven by people who “don’t feel like walking”.
Nowhere in the article were handicapped people denied access to a wheelchair, just that mobility vehicles were being provided to people who can afford them. I fail to see what your beef is.
YOU DON’T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? Those things are a major nuisance. They get in the way of normal pedestrian traffic. They take up too much hallway space. They are intended for people who are not physically capable of being on their feet for extended periods. Any able bodied person riding those things indoors needs a good thrashing.
Now, I suppose I could understand someone wanting to use one instead of a car for short trips...think of it as a one man golf cart. But it seems to me that there are better options available for that purpose...like a golf cart for instance...or a bike. But I wouldn’t chastise anyone for choosing a disabled person’s scooter for that purpose I suppose. It gets the job done.
Vegas is an entertainment center (among other things). There is just something distasteful about people too lazy to walk for their entertainment.