Mobility Scooters

There is an interesting, and slightly depressing because it is becoming polarised, discussion in the internal work news groups.

A small girl (4 1/2) was being walked by her grandmother along a pavement when one of those mobility scooters being driven by a man who appeared to be in his 80s came up behind, caught the child by the legs and literally ran her over, with the child being scuffed along the ground for some distance.

It was, apparently, not the first offence for this elderly man and hardly surprisingly the parent of the child wants to take action.

The problem as I see it is that if the old man's mobility was removed, its not like banning a BMW driver but rather condemming an old man to potential solitude and lonliness.

Of course these scooters should be driven carefully so there is no excuse for what he did and that some action should be taken. However, removing his mobility could be a death sentence.