Everything about scooters


What Did People Do Before Mobility Vehicles?

Since the invention of electric wheelchairsattendants, in 1655 Stephen Farfler, a
and mobility scooters, one does wonder whatparaplegic watchmaker, had built a chair on a
the world was like without all thesethree wheel chassis with handles attached to
wonderful technological aids in our lives.the single front wheels. This was one of the
People with mobility disabilities will notfirst recordings of a user manoeuvring
have had the same amount of help as they doindependently without the need of an
now, and certainly, the government haveattendant  or  servant.
brought in new schemes and benefits to make
these  equipments  more  affordable.The 19th century saw the wheelchair become
less cumbersome and freer for users to
However, even those who do purchase mobilitymanoeuvre easily themselves, as they were
scooters may find it more cost effective thanable to turn the rear wheels themselves. In
those who are in need of electric1881, manufacturers modified the wheelchair,
wheelchairs. There are more insuranceby adding a second rim with a smaller
policies and procedures to adhere to thancircumference to each wheel, which made it
there are with scooters, though insuring aeasier for users to travel across muddy
scooter is much more difficult than angrounds  without  it  being  a  nuisance.
electric wheelchair. Due to the difference in
people using them, scooters are much cheaperThe 20th century saw the design of the
than electric wheelchairs and can only bewheelchair focussing on bringing more
used  by  people who are able to sit upright.independence for the users, rather than
keeping to the original design of a heavy
Historycumbersome device. The first innovative
changes made to the wheelchair were the
Perhaps the historical background of alladaptive seating, movable hand and foot rest
mobility scooters and electric wheelchairsand wire-spoke wheels, that transformed the
date back with the beginning of wheelchairswheelchair from being a disability tool to a
in England and Europe during the 1670's. Thispostural  aid  too.
was designed mainly as a heavy piece of
furniture on wheels, pushed by an attendantIn 1916, British engineers had built the
and not by the user. Much of the wheelchairfirst motorised wheelchair; this was not
users did not have any independence andwidely used until the latter part of the 20th
required the aid of another person at allcentury as manual wheelchairs were becoming
times.cheaper. Harry Jennings in 1932 transformed
the wheelchair once again, by inventing the
Other recordings such as an engraving of thefirst foldable wheelchair making it much
first wheelchair usage in China dated backeasier  to  store.
around 525 AD, which documented a picture of
someone seated on a chair with wheels builtAs the years followed on many modifications
on each leg. Subsequent recordings of theand extra accessories were added to the
wheelchair are difficult to trace until 1595,wheelchair, including a new mobility scooter
when a sketching made in Spain of Kingused mainly for people with difficulties in
Phillip II was documented to be seated on amoving but have good upright seating ability.
chair with wheels. However, this was designedElectric wheelchairs and wheelchairs continue
for  a  servant or an attendant to manoeuvre.to be widely used and are now much more cost
effective in purchasing, maintenance and
Even though wheelchairs were widely used byinsurance.



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