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Re:The West Coast is beating the East Coast on transportation? by magduf on Thursday January 03, 2019 @10:30AM (#18815788)
>And if you're disabled, scooters and bikes aren't helping you much anyway.

Lots of disabled Americans ride around on scooters (4-wheeled motorized carts). They would do much better on the streets of Europe where there's bike lanes and nice sidewalks than in suburban America, though they'd have problems navigating the shops.

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Re:The West Coast is beating the East Coast on transportation? by naravara on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:38AM (#18816401)
>Lots of disabled Americans ride around on scooters (4-wheeled motorized carts).

I believed we were talking about the razor scooters/scoot-share services, which are too finicky for people with mobility issues to be able to use on bumpy streets.

The types of scooters you're talking about basically use the same infrastructure as wheelchairs. So if you're pedestrian friendly and have inclusive urban design (like curb-cuts) that won't really be a big deal.

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