I am not saying the mobility scooter shouldn’t be here. Everyone has the right to park their means of transportation somewhere safe, but it is a bike stand and this prevents racks being used by bikes.
Should we be thinking of other areas specially designated for mobility scooters? The hire bikes and scooters have a marked and defined space on the pavement. Maybe the same should be done to deal with this situation? What do others think?
Would you allow someone to tether their horse there? I reckon that’s the litmus test x
I agree. But where and how do you draw the line? And how do you deal with the advancing ‘technology’ (and availability?) of mobility devices, which can only make the situation even more complex? I don’t envy those having to devise some sort of policy to deal with such a situation.
I agree with you. There should be many more facilities for disabled people in Bath. There is a distinct lack of help for the disabled. This has decreased even further since Covid. Shops should have somewhere for people with poor mobility to sit down for a minute. Marks & Spencer’s used to but took it all away during the pandemic. Boots do have a couple of seats at the bottom of their escalator – a godsend if you can’t stand for too long.
There is also a lack of toilets for everyone – not great for a tourist town. There needs to be more seating everywhere outside too.
I come into Bath but can’t spend much time there due to the lack of seating/toilets. We aren’t always the fit people we used to be. Our council tends to forget that and thinks everyone can cycle or walk for miles.
No. Not enough bikes or mobility scooters to start painting more areas. Share and share alike.
I never cease to be amazed that some enterprising whizz kid hasn’t thought of reintroducing the Sedan Chair in Bath, as a green method of travel – especially since we still have Britain’s only surviving Sedan Chairmen’s Houses in Queen’s Parade Place.