On Sat, 28 Dec 2002, Trent Shipley wrote: > Given: > It is right and proper that the disabled be able to use powered personal > mobility devices in pedestrian traffic. > > Resolved: > Therefore, in the interest of equity, anyone should be able to use powered > personal mobility devices wherever they are allowed.
The resolution fails to address the type of mobility devices to be permitted, and saying "anyone" may use them may not help the handicapped. On a sidewalk crammed with Segways, scooters, and motorized wheelchairs, the truly handicapped will only be handicapped further by traffic congestion that reduces the utility of being allowed a compensatory privilege. Also, how appropriate is the Segway for a truly handicapped person (one with bad legs, say, or poor eyesight, or poor reflexes, or all of the above). You have to stand on the things and they're lousy for carrying a load. Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
