Comment on Philadelphia neighborhood group approves $25,000 to fight bike lanes

• Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I know you’re making a joke but actually all the protected bike lanes makes it really easy and nice for mobility scooters to get around here

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  • lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My wife uses a power chair (cerebral palsy) and we love going to Amsterdam as it’s so easy to ride around.

    Paris is also very good for disabled visitors but got a different reason: a great bus network that supports chairs (but the metro is gated by stairs)

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The Seoul metro has level boarding and like a 2 inch gap, I’ve seen old folks drive their scooters right on.

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    • MarieMarion@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Lived in Paris for 40 years: buses, sure, but sidewalks? buildings? Always thought it must be hell for chair users.

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      • lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Absolutely yes, if it wasn’t for the buses we would never go again.

        The first time we went, we had a normal push wheel chair. The walk from our hotel to the Louvre was about 25 minutes. But Paris is so damn hilly. I was dieing from pushing my wife around. We would turn a corner to find the path ends with a set of stairs so I groan and we turn around to find another route.

        Then we saw a bus turn up, lower itself down to meet the curb and a solo wheel chair user ride on. This changed everything and allowed us to enjoy the rest of the trip without killing me.

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