Comments on: Motorized Wheelchairs on Sidewalks (Updated)

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:04:42 +0000

Motorized wheelchairs for the disabled have 3 wheels.
Scooters do not.
That’s the distinction…
Scooters require licensing and tags. Motorized wheelchairs do not.
It’s happened before.
An elderly man who lost his license, wanted to drive a scooter, so he got his doctor to get him a paper stating that he needed a “mobility scooter”, so that he could try to get away with driving a scooter. Which didn’t work, because he was cited and convicted of driving without a license and driving an unregistered vehicle.

Why do you ask?

By: Marvin L Lessne

Marvin L Lessne — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:04:12 +0000

Does an electric scooter for handicapped require any licensing or tags in Florida ?

By: Marvin L Lessne

Marvin L Lessne — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:02:44 +0000

Does a scooter for handicapped require any licensing or tags ?

By: fred_dot_u

fred_dot_u — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:33:20 +0000

Not to stir things up, but I’m amused by the clear contradiction in the statute.

(a) On a road or street where the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less.

Bicycles are not restricted by speed limits, so PMDs can be ridden just about anywhere.

No mention is made about keeping as far to the right as practicable, either. Since the Segway is at least as wide as a bicycle, it should be using as much of the roadway, if not more. I suppose it’s to the operator’s disadvantage that they are not entitled to the three-foot passing clearance.

20 mph is a pretty good clip. I didn’t think those things could go that fast, they sure can’t have much range.

I’ll stick to a velomobile (or a Focus Designs Self-Balancing Unicycle, which is mostly half of a Segway, anyway)