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Walking in to work today I was passed by 2 people in electric wheel chairs. One was on the pavement and the other was swapping between the road and pavement to get the quickest route. He had a sign on the back saying who he was taxed and insured for the road and he had a hand written number plate.

My question is, even though he had the same vehicle as the lady on the pavement, as he was taxed and insured as a road vehicle should he have been on the pavement as I doubt she would be aloud on the road?

This is not a right and wrong thing (feel free to take it there) I was just wondering on the legalities as they were the same vehicle.

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I would guess the person in the taxed/registered one should not have been on the pavement.
There was a case in the papers last year remember,where a kid/his parents was prosecuted for using an electric toy buggy on the pavement.

This item was edited on Tuesday, 17th April 2007, 12:31

Thanks. So he should have hit the wheelchair equivalent or a pit lane speed limiter when he moved on to the pavement. He was fair chipping so I doubt he was doing that. He left her for dead.

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He was fair chipping so I doubt he was doing that. He left her for dead.

Yeah,but she maybe did him on the brakes at the lights. ;) 8)

LOL :D

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Some chairs go incredibly fast these days, I didn`t realise they need to be road legal though. :o I have a manual chair for when my legs are bad and I can get a fair speed outta that and it`s great fun! (probably cos I am not confined to it permenantly)


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I know it shouldn`t be....... but that is f***in hilarious.

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I know it shouldn`t be....... but that is f***in hilarious.

I once saw a bloke in a wheelchair get blown over,just outside Aberdeen football club`s ticket shop (near the beach,helluva windy place)
I don`t think p***ing myself laughing makes me a bad person,does it ? :D
Give him his due,he was laughing about it too.

The saddest thing I ever saw was an old geezer with a puncture just sat in the middle of the pavement, looking totally depressed.