Recent Posts  By   (Read times)

Scooter

Now the bicycle problem was explained. The reason I can ride a scooter, is because of the non movement. See, spasticity is a movement disorder caused by brain injury, strokes, MS, cerebral palsey... It is when signals from the brain get confused and instead of the foot moving it begins to shake. Or knee shakes verses doing what is normal. On the scooter the foot and leg are resting on a foot board and thus no spasticity when operating a scooter. So it is a movement problem that creates spasticity. But when the foot is resting the spasticity does not become active and when pedaling a bicycle it does show up.

The funniest thing occurred with I brought it to City Hall. The City said, that must be registered and insured. I said, no, because I am considered a pedestrian while operating it. They laughed and said, no, you are not a pedestrian. I said, it is a mobility device. They said nothing. They asked me to feel out paperwork, made me prove insurance, asked to copy my drivers license and asked if I had a disabled placard. Well, I came home angry, because the City would not listen to me on it being used for a mobility device. The device is called a OPDMD device. So I wrote the City a letter explaining OPDMD devices and they are similar to a wheelchair and when operated by a mobility disabled person they are under different rules than a person without a disability. That they may not have to be registered, nor insured since looked at as a device verses a vehicle. That the City could only ask if I have a State Disability placard and not the extent of my disability. That they must allow me to go anywhere the public goes. Indicating a pedestrian, because illustrations show a man shopping in a store on a OPDMD device Segway. The DOJ put this into effect March 15, 2010.
I could imagine the City of Belle scratching their heads saying, What the ----. See, why I bought this little electric scooter was to ride on the new Rock Island Trail by the State Parks. The State Parks had already said it was a OPDMD device. The City of Belle probably never looked at the new rules. I had planned on riding some in Belle too. Too the drug store, to the City Park, to a restaurant, to perhaps buy a Coke. Not a lot of riding around, but some.
No matter how many times I read the DOJ requirements, the more I laugh, because Belle has no way out of it. I mean, that is to funny. But better to find out about new rules now, than to discover them when the trail opens and someone with a electrical device stops and get written up for no license nor insurance and the City get sued.

I bought an Electric Kick Scooter with 16 inch tires, does 18 MPH, goes 12 miles per charge on level ground.

I believe all the dealers fib a little to sale more scooters. Can not find a honest dealer even in autos. According to the State of Missouri, what classifies a moped is not larger than 50cc and a brake horsepower of no more than 3 and only travel on level ground at 30mph. Well, got looking at 50cc scooters and alot claim this scooter done 35 mph and had a HP of 3.5. So I looked up the manufacturer and they said, it does 30 mph and HP 1.8. A little better if one goes by guidelines. So yesterday I got looking at the tire size. It said, the front tire was 2.15 x 10... I could not find that size. Well, the online store had a picture of the front tire on web. I blew it up and it said 3.5 x 10.. So don't take someone's word on a description of a scooter. My Bali 250 the online dealer claimed it would do 80mph but Roketa claimed it would only do 68 mph. Dealers even get it wrong. The 3.5 HP was for the 150cc model verses the 50cc at HP 1.8.. Like tire size, how much time would that take a dealer to realize it was a blunder. Too correct it. He had a picture of the tire size. But I do believe the dealers are out to make money. Nothing wrong with this. We all are for this.