There are questions floating around from people wondering where they can take their mobility scooter, with regards to taking them inside certain buildings or on certain types of transport, i hope that you will find the following information helpful and if you are curious about other places that you are allowed to take your mobility scooter please ask using the comments feature below.

1. Question: Can i take a mobility scooter inside supermarkets? Answer: Generally yes, some supermarkets have their own too that can be used by shoppers.
2. Question: Can i take my mobility scooter into shops and stores? Answer: This will often depend on the size of the shop or store that you wish to enter and whether they have ramp access, wider aisles will make for a pleasant and easier experience for you.
3. Question: Can i take my mobility scooter inside hospitals? Answer: Yes, this shouldn’t be a problem, with regards to being allowed to and also having enough space to maneuver, you should generally be ok taking them inside hospitals.
4. Question: Can i take my mobility scooter on a bus? Answer: More often than not they are not allowed to be taken on a bus in the sense of you riding it onto the bus, this is understandably quite a disappointment for many users too, some buses will allow them on though, depending on size etc

There are always exceptions to the situations mentioned above, if you know of public transport and specific stores that are especially accommodating or that dont accommodate very well please share the information with others by commenting.

With the increase in the use of mobility scooters there is more need than ever for enough dropped kerbs to be available, fortunately a dropped kerb can serve many people in various situations, outside someones house they allow for easy access onto a persons driveway and for exiting too of course.

They also come in handy for people with pushchairs, those using wheelchairs and anyone that has difficulty stepping down or up onto different levels so its not like they only serve one group of people.

Many neighbourhoods are served well, also some town and city areas but many are not and although it may not seem like it would have much of an effect, to many it can make quite a difference between a fairly easy and pleasant time or one that takes quite a bit longer with unwanted detours

Its understandable that a neighbourhood, or a town or city layout will probably not have been built with mobility scooters and wheelchairs in mind, at least the older and more established areas, the fact that certain areas may be lacking with regards to accomodating people with mobility needs is usually not a case of ignorance of local councils, after all some streets, buildings and the way some areas were planned out years ago dont always lend themselves to a quick modification that suddenly makes a pavement or access to a building easy.

How is the situation where you live? Do you have enough suitably placed dropped kerbs in your neighbourhood? And if you travel though your local village, town or city do you have difficulties with finding a suitable area of the pavement to cross roads?

Please share your veiws by commenting.

While currently there is a wide range of mobility aids available that constantly improves over the years and helps a lot of people with various conditions and diseases lead a better quality of life, there is always going to be some people who will be reluctant to begin using any type of mobility aid.

Some people who might never have imagined themselves needing to use anything other than their own will and intent might have unexpectedly found their life changed quite quickly, from british troops who have returned injured from their time abroad, to people hurt in road or work related accidents and people being diagnosed with life changing and mobility altering conditions and diseases.

Many people are fiercely independent and for some the mere mention of beginning to use mobility aids might result in aggression and disapproval, not only from younger people but older people too who feel proud and used to doing things their way, when they want to without looking towards people or objects for assistance.

Its completely understandable that someone might not want to begin using any type of mobility aid because some might see it as giving something up, or giving in to the condition that they are living with or accepting a dramatic change that happend in their life that has lead to the need for mobility aids.

But mobility aids actually enhance and improve the quality of life for you, from allowing you to move around your home better to getting outdoors more and allowing for exercise too that might otherwise be too difficult.

Whatever you use, it will mostly enhance and bring improvement, depending on your mobility needs there is usually improved independance from using them, after all no one should expect you to give up any of your independance and if what you use means that you can do more by yourself then thats clearly a good thing.

There are often cases of children who once they have received and are using the right kind of powerchair for their needs they suddenly bloom, the difference that it makes to their daily life can be quite significant.

Even at a young age they notice the difference, there is much improvement and as most people want to be able to do things for themselves its natural that a child will begin to show signs of increased development with the right powerchair.

From very young children to adults of all ages there are a lot of benefits that can be experienced from the use of a mobility aid and although you may at first want to avoid using them, often there is a positive change in thinking as you begin to embrace their use and feel that it can be quite liberating.