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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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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.
