Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
It is OK to have an opinion. Those two items are a huge invitation for comments. However, I agree with the use of mega-strollers especially for healthy kids beyond a certain age and size. They have an option and that is walking or smaller strollers. However, that may mean multiple single strollers and that wouldn't solve any problem. That only affects them and does not add an additional burden to another family member or a psychological suffering to someone that is dealing with the lack of mobility. That is where ECV's come in. Wheelchairs are when no hope is left and people that still can function would not want to be pushed around in a wheelchair because, well, would you want that to happen to you if you were still able to have some lessened dependency. They fulfill a need that nothing else can. They allow people with either the full problem and the lack of mobility has become an issue, to have a modicum of independence in a life that offers a major roadblock to that. It then can be done with dignity and self pride. If a few, and I think it is a whole lot fewer abuses then it is being blown up to be. With the fact that it has instilled a whole new life to those that are otherwise unable to participate, then it is a small thing to ignore and not become a mountain from a molehill. Remember a fat person may be fat because of that lack of mobility or have nothing at all to do with the usage. Just the need.
I have stated that I have had experience with ECV's and they are not the fun, picnic you folks seem to think they are. They are a lot of extra effort with the current way things are set up. You either have to spend extra money to get one in the park or bring one with you. Either one costing more time, money and energy than a walking person has to expend. Then they have to try and maneuver them safely through throngs of people, and please do not say that anyone intentionally runs into another human being. There is always a reason for that happening and it usually starts with the person that was hit. You have to go to special places to leave them off and pick them back up after a ride. The viewing spots for those machines sucks in many cases. If you have family they still have to stay with you or you with them so this fallacy that they "race" through the parks is a major crock. So that part of it is probably a legitimate gripe, when the helicopter parents do not allow their young to flex a muscle and exercise a little, but, instead ride their lazy butts around all day long. No wonder childhood obesity is such a problem today. Stroller, on a couple of levels, size of the stroller and age of the riders that are healthy, OK. that could improve. But, it is a little less then the milk of human kindness to put down people that have a needed assistance while peacefully enjoying the parks. Believe me, there currently is no advantage to have one of those, at least to the majority of users. We can really be serious about depriving the people in need because we are upset with the few that do not need it. And they are very few.
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