When I visited DW Florida last fall, I was astounded at the number of folks riding electric scooters. Most were because of obesity rather than a true “handicap” it appeared.
The biggest hassle is when they board the buses. It takes forever to jockey them on, offboard the person, strap it down, etc.
Were they on the scooter because they were obese? Or were they obese due to low mobility from an injury? I had a friend was on a scooter from joint problems in her knees. She didn’t put on the weight until she was recovering from many surgeries and couldn’t get around, much less exercise.
When it comes to obese people on scooters, sometimes it’s a question of the chicken or the egg.
“When I visited DW Florida last fall, I was astounded at the number of folks riding electric scooters. Most were because of obesity rather than a true “handicap” it appeared.”
Ditto. I was at Disney in November and was aghast at the sheer number of mainly overweight people in scooters. You had to dodge around them on sidewalks and in dining areas. I felt as though I was in a real life version of Wall-E and thought if many of these people would walk, they wouldn’t have a weight problem. Granted, I’m sure some are legit, but I think most were lazy and wanted the line advantage.