Able Magazine

More people seem to be using mobility scooters to get around the shops, but these still seem to be unwelcome on most forms of public transport – restricting how far people can travel independently. Shouldn’t there be more thought be put to the needs of scooter users?

Souldn't something be done about public transport before thinking about scooters?? see below!!!

Hello,

Ryan Thompson (that's me!), a wheelchair using teenager with quad CP, has set up an e-petition campaigning for more accessible public transport to be made available.

I hope you will lend me your full support.

Accessible transport is needed to avoid the cost of taxi's and the embarrassment of having to have some else take us there!

The more signatures' on this petition, the more the government will listen to the needs of young and old people alike.

Please pass this message onto anyone you know!

If you wish to sign, the website address is: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/transportaccess/

Thank you.

People that use mobility scooters tend to have a degree of walking mobility, that's why there is no law covering their access into shops etc and why you often see them parked outside shops.

Wheelchair users on the other hand usually remain in their chair due to not being able to walk throughout the shop etc that's why the DDA covers wheelchair access into shops etc but not mobility scooters.