I get a lot of people asking me through the site here if i know of a place where they can train to repair mobility scooters, it seems that there are quite a few people who would like to do this so that they can do various repairs for themselves and offer a service repairing mobility scooters.

As of yet though i dont know of a specific course that provides this training, maybe it is out there, if it is though it probably wont be nationwide, i have searched to see if it exists but found nothing, maybe it might appear in the future somewhere in the country.

Of course you can learn about mobility scooters yourself by beginning with small and easier repairs, there is quite a bit of information online from fellow owners of mobility scooters of different makes and models and this can help you get a basic understanding.

Some of you may be aware of people complaining about mobility scooter users, in general, in papers and especially online, some of you might not be aware of this.

Although there are a few users of mobility scooters who dont operate their own as safely as they should, the majority do and are courteous, regardless of how long they have been using one.

Some of the complaining about users can then extend to people not feeling that some people really need to be using a mobility scooter, obviously each individual’s need and reason for using one will differ but for users who are usually only seen passing in the street this is harder for a nonuser to gauge the persons need to use one.

Basically, what the public dont see, the struugles that some people experience just getting around their own home, entering and exiting the home threshold, bathing, cooking and even comfortable enough sleeping are all challenges that some people face daily.

Some disabilities dont look obvious to other people, especially to people without mobility issues, when they see you outside, if they dont know you and dont live near you then its easy for them to forget that you have other situations in your daily life that goes beyond your use of a mobility scooter.

You might be using a whole host of mobility aids that fall into the Home Healthcare category and your day might need to be carefully planned for you to get through it at a manageable pace.

It’s completely understandable that some people without mobility difficulties will not realise this, its not unusual to assess a situation as you see it, there and then, without knowing more about another person, nearly everyone does it at some point in their life, but it’s something for everyone to keep in mind.

When travelling alone on your mobility scooter there is just usually the regular things to take into consideration during your journey, like being careful when crossing roads, careful on the roads if your mobility scooter legally allows you to travel along them, slowing down when passing pedestrians and generally minding how you go.

But if at times you are out with the grandkids or your dog, you might not immediately consider that they might have trouble keeping up with you, the majority of the time you will be travelling faster than walking pace of most people and if those walking with you are expected to stay close to you, possibly right behind you, obviously you might not be aware of their difficulty in trying to keep up with you.

Yesterday for example i saw what i would guess was a grandmother with two grandkids right behind her, what i noticed though was that both kids were having to occasionally jog, then stop and walk quickly then kinda hurry a bit more, almost jogging again.

As the grandmother was travelling at a decent speed and was in front, she seemed oblivious to what the kids were needing to do just to keep up with her.

On other occasions i have seen mobility sccooter users with their dog on a lead running along the side, not so bad if the dog gets some exercise but still a situation where the mobility scooter user needs to be careful with regards to accelerating, not stopping too quickly and taking extra care when passing other people on pavements and when crossing roads.

Once you get used to a mobility scooter its all too easy to forget that others cant always necessarily keep up and its something to keep in mind next time you are out with family or the pet dog.