Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Scooters to Go


by Rosemarie Punzalan, CFILC's Training Specialist

On a very hot Sunday afternoon I stopped by a local store to purchase a battery for my garage door opener remote control. As I exited I noticed a couple that appeared to be in their late 50s. The husband opened his trunk and began taking out a scooter one part at a time (seat, basket, handle bar with a horn attached, controls, and dashboard with a battery meter, and battery) while the wife helped him put the pieces together. 


travel scooter in 3 parts: rear wheels, front wheel and seat, and finally, batteries
Travel Scooter Dismantled

I became very interested and stood in the shade observing the couple put this scooter puzzle together. After assembling, the wife sat down on her seat, pressed a button on her handle bar, and began rolling across the parking lot along with her husband to the store. I immediately walked towards them, introduced myself and began asking questions about their scooter. It turns out that the 3-wheel portable folding travel scooter by No Boundaries was 15+ years old and used to be her mother’s. It was still going strong. Although the No Boundaries scooter is no longer sold, there are many other travel scooter options available for people on the go. 
  
Travel scooters are a great way to get around if you or your travel companion has the ability to lift the components, take the scooter apart and put it back together. Travel scooters mean independence for many people who don't have an accessible vehicle.  

Links to travel scooter models and more information about travel scooters: 
Do you have a travel scooter or know someone who does? What are the advantages/ benefits of having a portable travel electric scooter? What resources would recommend to someone who is looking for a portable travel electric scooter? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.









9 comments:

  1. I think this scooter is awesome. It prevents needing a ramp which is many times well over 39 pounds. So easily accessable. Thanks for sharing that this exists.

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  2. I read this all information about scooter. You have given valuable information like TravelScoot is a lightweight mobility scooter and also describe all advantages or benefits of having a portable travel electric scooter.

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  3. Travel scooters undoubtedly help physically challenged people in a lot of ways. It's great that concerned bloggers like you find time to share helpful information and links to those individuals who need help in terms of mobility.

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  4. Yes, I agree with the comment above, they indeed help physically challenged people a lot. Thanks for sharing this, indeed really helpful.

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  5. of course i have been using scooter for long time and i found that there are a lot of advantages of scooter in short scooter are best transportation on the world i always prefer scooter and mopeds. It is much easier to find place for parking scooter than car or any vehicle,2 years before i used to ride 50cc scooter but now i have 125cc scooter i think 50cc are better than 125cc scooter. anyways thanks for sharing this information.

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  7. I honestly have never heard or seen anything like the travel scooter by No Boundaries you described above. It's seems to be not that hard to assemble the different sections and that excites me! What a great idea! Also I like the post about the TravelScoot, the worlds lightest mobility scooter! That's a compact sturdy looking scooter, and again I never seen anything like it before. Nice!

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  8. Awesome, Scooter is the type of motorcycle having platform for the foot of its operator.They are equipped with low displacement engine than other commercial motorcycles, due to which they have less power but lower fuel consumption which makes them quite economic vehicle.

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  9. Awesome scooter. But I'm worried about it's safety. How can we assure it can run smoothly after a long period ?

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