Talk:Mobility scooter

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Discussion

• I removed a link as it was noyt about types of Mobility Scooters, it was a UK based shop trying to sell them —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cruisegle (talk • contribs) 09:21, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
• I figured I'd throw my opinion in the talk page so whoever clears my edit doesn't flat out think I'm spamming. It's true though, outside of very old (avg citizen age) communities, it is almost exclusively the morbidly obese that use these. it's a joke that we pass these off as ONLY used by old people. they're not. i'm not trying to outright mock fat people here, but there is definitely a measurable amount of society that feels a lot of people using these things wouldn't "need" them if they got proper exercise and even marginally dieted. Hadlock (talk) 02:29, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
• "Mobility scooters are generally less affordable than powered wheelchairs" -- who wrote this? Scooters are far cheaper. 12.206.232.172 (talk) 19:32, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
• Hi Hadlock. I've reverted your edit. As you noted in your edit description, you added an "opposing viewpoint" -- this is in contradiction to Wikipedia's NPOV principle. If you'd like to, you could certainly look for opinion pieces in major newspapers, etc. or quotes from legislators or other policy-makers that support your view on mobility scooters. Using direct, cited quotes from such sources would make clear that the view belonged to the writer or official quoted, not to Wikipedia itself. Of course, if you have concerns about the neutrality of the current article's point of view, please feel free to bring them up here for discussion. LaPrecieuse (talk) 05:22, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
• Added some discussion of the existing UK legal situation and the ongoing consultation on changing the laws around mobility scooters and possibly introducing mandatory training and insurance. There might be a case for a section looking at social issues as the impetus for change seems to come at least in part from negative perceptions of scooter users among the general public.
• I also changed the section regarding positive perceptions of the mobility scooter as not related to 'old age' to not related to disability. UK perception seems to universally associate the mobility scooter with old age, to the point of creating problems for younger users, specifically negating the original point, while the widespread perception from within the disability community is that a large part of the attraction of mobility scooters is that they are not a wheelchair, which makes them more acceptable to elderly users who grew up with a less positive image of disability. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.96.255.55 (talk) 22:19, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Not sure why a store is used as guidelines for medicare coverage? I know for a fact Medicare pays 100% of the value of Rascal Scooters, other brands I have no idea. I personally received a Rascal 500T Scooter due to nerve damage in my legs, it is used indoors. My Aunt Received a Rascal 500T Scooter 100% paid for by Medicare after suffering a stroke. Again, using a site that sells scooters and mobility equipment for the guidelines for Medicare coverage is like using a car dealership website for verification of auto insurance coverage. Just plain wrong... The more I read this Wiki the more it seems it is in desperate need of a fact check! Mobility scooters do not all have a tiller nor handlebars. The MAJORITY of mobility scooters are now sold with joysticks, I had to battle for weeks to get one with a tiller, it finally took a physical therapist additional medical necessity note stating my fingers are so arthritic a joystick would not be feasible. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.203.222 (talk) 19:12, 1 October 2010

That is indeed a poor source. If you can find a better citation, then please do add it (or point it out here, and I can do so for you). I'm not familiar with the topic, so would have to research everything from scratch, else I would make an attempt myself. -- Quiddity (talk) 05:52, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm meeting with a friend of mine wednesday (10/06/2010)he is a "social worker" specializing in disabled and low income Senior Citizens, I'll ask him for some links that are more appropriate and try to get them on here within a few days following. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.17.203.222 (talk) 04:38, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

• At no point has Medicare ever paid for 100% of any type of equipment in the home. They pay 80%. It is possible the company that supplied your Rascal Scooter wrote off the remainder, or perhaps you had a secondary insurance pick up the balance. Please do not post more information like this. From Medicare's website, "You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount." —Preceding JohnFoxCrossMed (talk) 16:18, 26 June 2013 (UTC)

References

Criticism on the use of mobility scooters?

I can't understand why there is no criticism on these devices mentioned in the article. Obviously, people using such an aid will move less on their own legs and therefore their obesity will aggravate. --89.13.42.126 (talk) 23:22, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia. :) –Quiddity (talk) 05:01, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Merge possibility

Could/should Mobility scooter and Motorized wheelchair be merged into one article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.185.153.5 (talk) 15:56, 25 May 2018 (UTC)