Mobility Scooters

Welcome to our complete guide on electric mobility scooters.

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Why Use Electric Mobility Scooters?

We don’t believe there should be an embarrassment or stigma in accepting that you need help to remain mobile. In fact the opposite is true. Using a mobility aid such as an electric mobility scooter can increase the quality of your life, enabling you to go new places and do things you may not currently be able to, while at the same time reducing the stresses and strains put on your body.

Mobility scooters are powered by a simple electric battery which will just require recharging from time to time depending on your use.

Many people who are finding it hard to walk due to either health problems or due to a disability will benefit from a mobility device. It could be that you need a wheelchair which these days can be electric, these are often referred to or known as power chairs, powered wheelechairs or electric wheelchairs.

Which Mobility Scooters Should You Choose?

Mobility scooters can have greater benefits depending on your circumstances as compared to an electric wheelchair. We have a great guide on the differences between types of mobility scooters which shows you the criteria in deciding what sort of device is best you, but typically mobility scooters are more robust and better at travelling long distances. In particular mobility scooters are ideal for enabling you to get out of the house and travel to local parks or shops and stores.

This topic can be slightly confusing at first because mobility scooters are often also referred to as motorized scooters, medical mobility scooters, disability scooters or disabled scooters.

These scooters serve as great mobility aids helping you to get around and to be able to reach places which you would be unable to walk to unassisted. Not only can you move forwards but you can also reverse.

The mobility scooter is so-called because it is based on the design of the motor scooter or motorcycle scooter which is defined as having a step through frame and a platform upon which you rest your feet.

Mobility scooters are simply much sturdier and stable versions of the normal scooter. Instead of two wheels, a mobility scooter has three or four wheels to give it extra stability so no balancing is necessary. It also has the step through frame enabling a person with limited mobility to slide onto the seat, rest their feet on the platform and grip the handlebars.

Unlike a normal two wheeled scooter, these mobility scooters are virtually all run on electric batteries which can be charged without removing them from the scooter.

There is such a range of scooters these days – from lightweight and foldable scooters which can be disassembled easily and put in the boot of the car – to robust, performance scooters which are allowed to travel on the road and even off road scooters!

As scooters are an expensive item, often over $1000 brand new you should ensure you have adequate mobility scooter insurance.

Clearly the ownership of a mobility scooter will give you an even greater independence and you will feel less of a burden on your relatives and close family.
Although scooters are clearly there to assist individuals who have the degree of difficulty in walking, it must be emphasised that the operation of a motor mobility scooter does require a degree of skill and physical strength.

These would include enough upper body strength and coordination to steer the scooter as well as a good degree of reaction times, vision and hearing, as it is likely that you will need to react to pedestrians and also to cross roads occasionally and even drive on roads in some instances.