Mobility scooter advice

[screenman]

You seem to be missing point TMN made. If Summerdays' mum's eyesight has deteriorated to the extent she has had to give up diving, is it miraculously going to improve if she's on a bike?

Blimey, she had to give up diving, must have been pretty fit up till then.

 

[Mo1959]

I think the first consideration if she goes ahead is whether she wants the pavement version which will only do 4mph max and are generally lighter built and some can even be dismantled to put in a car if someone wanted to take her somewhere. My dad and stepmum recently got one but went for the larger, heavier 8mph one as the pavements in their village are either rough with poor kerbs or non existent. It weighs a ton and you certainly couldn't lift it.

As far as the thing about eyesight, I feel there is a whole load of difference in the amount of reaction time between 8mph max and the speeds she might be doing in a car. As soon as you lift your hand off the lever the scooter comes to a halt almost immediately.

 

[buggi]

I didn't say you quoted TMN... I said you missed the point she made.

I did miss it, but i wasn't referring to it either. the law on eyesight for driving is not the same as cycling or mobility scooters and plenty of people still ride or use scooters when they have given up driving. The law is there for drivers because of the speed of travel. You have more time to judge situations on a bike or scooter

 

[screenman]

Forgive me for saying this, but if someone's eyesight has deteriorated beyond 'a safe standard' how are they going to be safe driving a mobility scooter around?

Safe for driving at up to 70mph May need to be slightly to safe at 4mph.

 

[Levo-Lon]

On the eyesight thing..
my father in law got his scooter after giving up driving in his mid 80's due to macular degeneration..
he is now 94 and almost blind..scooter is no use now..
that said he managed fine until he felt to scared to go out without a seeing person..so we go with him to let him ride on it when visiting..steady walking pace..
they go on footpath..
i do think these should be banned from the roads mind but thats another point for later.but then people with dementia etc wont be worried about laws...

if you can see enough to go to a shop on foot you will be fine in a scooter

 

[shouldbeinbed]

@buggi My sympathies and I do understand that aspect but reading it all together, Her mum hasn't jumped at a mobility scooter as a straight swap for a vehicle, its been a slow realisation or acceptance of the fact, she has a spouse who doesn't sound like he'll give her an easy ride on it (no pun intended), was once an active participant in a sport, and has stated a specific intention for its use. Agreed she may become more dependent on it or opt to use it for a journey or two or more more, but she may not also.

My point is that we are individuals in our own heads & we have different levers working on us externally too, but you seem very clear & dogmatic in how this total stranger to us both will conform to a particular norm of your choosing.

I've gone on enough about my 2011 hit and run mashing my knee and at 47 awaiting a replacement in a few years. I get the debility thing & lifestyle upheaval painfully clearly and have a nice comfy car. I have had to enforce a mental discipline on myself not to let it slip and I go for the easy option (car, short Brompton hop and tram, bus from outside my front door etc) when I must not because I can.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I got one for M-i-L. It's fine for her needs mostly but it does have small wheels which limit what she can do. Next time I would go for larger wheels - they take the bumps out and are more able to deal with crappy surfaces.

 

[Thomk]

I got one for M-i-L. It's fine for her needs mostly but it does have small wheels which limit what she can do. Next time I would go for larger wheels - they take the bumps out and are more able to deal with crappy surfaces.

How did you go about choosing the right one?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

How did you go about choosing the right one?

I didn't really. I went on ebay and clicked.

Bit thick of me really

 

[Thomk]

I didn't really. I went on ebay and clicked.

Bit thick of me really

I do it all the time, you win some...

Apart from the bigger wheels anything else?

 

[Mo1959]

I do it all the time, you win some...

Apart from the bigger wheels anything else?

I think if distance is a consideration, the amount of mileage between charges is important. Also, further up the scale you go, usually wheels/tyres and suspension are of better quality.

Oh, and some have front and rear lights with indicators too.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I do it all the time, you win some...

Apart from the bigger wheels anything else?

No - not really. They all mostly seem to do the necessary. If I could re-programme the driver that would help

 

[Thomk]

I think my FiL would like something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mobility-...393?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee2469629

 

[Levo-Lon]

My fil has inflated tyres with slime tubes..there good for dropped kerbs etc..
Similar to this
http://www.betterlifehealthcare.com...=google_base&gclid=CJ-W7oaDssYCFVTMtAodBZYC5w

 

[screenman]

Do you know anything about macular degeneration? I suspect not.

No, I know very little about that, I am obviously not as clever as you. But there again that was not my point.