@Lilac-JadeCanada That’s a pretty tricked out mobility scooter. Like the customised plates too. They look all above ford. I suppose drinking and driving is a no-no, stick to the cherry Skoda?

I checked and apparently the correct pronunciation would apparently be “You’re uh bus”

@Lilac-JadeCanada I didn’t know what a lumbar laminectomy was, so looked it up. Hopefully the operation was successful.

Mobility scooter usage is in a kind of legal grey area here. You don’t need a driver’s license and lots of laws re use on the road don’t seem to apply. Maybe you can speed past the patrol car without any consequences, although I’m not suggesting you try that!

Personalised plates, pretty cool that you could have them printed up. I like the puns too. NZ is probably too small for that kind of service.

@Lilac-JadeCanada Great that the operation was successful.

Some mobility scooters can go quite quickly, don’t think that there’s a restriction on the maximum speed here. There’s a video somewhere of a person driving one on a motorway, which is a creative way of getting to the destination more efficiently.

It’s possible to buy personalised plates here, any combination of six letters or numbers. My friend during student years had the plate “Shane1”, he was very proud of it.

@Lilac-JadeCanada My understanding was that you don’t need to insure mobility scooters in the uk, although it’s recommended. Road worthy scooters are a bit of a grey area there.

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More details here re insurance:
[disabledmotoring.org]

@Lilac-JadeCanada Some of the mobility scooters there are quite big and powerful.

@Lilac-JadeCanada Pretty impressive specs. I used to see scooters accessorised with extra rear view mirrors attached, like mod Vespas.

By the time I require mobility assistance, anticipate that autonomous vehicles will be on the scene. I wouldn’t mind using them.