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Have you seen this single person car for seniors? Hit a squirrel and your vehicle is totaled.

Posted - August 25

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  • 10728
    Maybe it will stop seniors from taking up two spaces when they park. :)
      August 25, 2024 8:25 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    Stop following me around, lol.  Staying in-between the lines is my only problem Not guilty here of taking u two parking spaces.  If I had a new car, that could change, hahahaha. 
      August 25, 2024 8:28 AM MDT
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  • 10728
    Those lines are only a suggestion, right?
      August 25, 2024 9:58 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    Exactly!! You nailed it again. 
      August 25, 2024 10:16 AM MDT
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  • 33860
    I take my half out of the middle.   :)
      August 26, 2024 8:53 AM MDT
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  • 3465
    Not likely.  I often wonder if those with handicap placards are handicapped because they can't drive/park.
      August 25, 2024 9:04 AM MDT
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  • 44550
    Not me, sweetie.
      August 25, 2024 7:28 PM MDT
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  • 10963

    I have seen a few of them. I’m not quite ready for one – but if I do get one I’m going to weld a side car to it so it don’t tip over as easy. Cheers!

      August 25, 2024 8:46 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    Very good idea. A side car on both sides would be even better. lol
      August 25, 2024 9:39 AM MDT
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  • 10963

    Another side car would make it more safe plus make it look like a Leer jet. But you would have to make it so the driver door is in the front. I’m also thinking of adding a cow catcher in the front (like the ones that were on locomotives). That way the driver could push shopping carts out of the way when they are trying to park. Cheers!

      August 25, 2024 10:09 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    Brilliant! lol
      August 25, 2024 10:15 AM MDT
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  • 10728
    Or use training wheels!
      August 25, 2024 10:00 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    Yes, good idea. :  )
      August 25, 2024 1:00 PM MDT
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  • 10562
    A covered golf cart.
      August 25, 2024 8:50 AM MDT
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  • 3465
      August 25, 2024 9:07 AM MDT
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    8080
    Does it have a motor or is it peddle power?  It's cute either way.
      August 25, 2024 9:37 AM MDT
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  • 10728
    There's no room for a gas tank. It probably has a USB port.
      August 25, 2024 10:01 AM MDT
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  • 3465
    Pretty sure it has a motor, but I'd be scared to death to drive it on the highway.
      August 25, 2024 11:14 AM MDT
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  • 8080
    So would I, just driving it around a corner would be scary.
      August 25, 2024 1:00 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    You would struggle to tip one over by sharp cornering.
      August 25, 2024 3:27 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    They are common in Britain, though perhaps not so covered-in as that, so I have seen plenty.

    They are limited to, I think, 8mph and are actually far more stable than they look.
      August 25, 2024 3:26 PM MDT
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  • 3465
    Frankly, it would seem useless if you had to go to the mall or anywhere other than a few blocks away.  
      August 26, 2024 7:43 AM MDT
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  • 3719
    Big out-of-town shopping-centres are not designed to be used by any other than well-off customers able to buy car-fulls of goods in one go.

    I don't know the range of those mobility-scooters but I am pretty sure they will take you more than a few blocks, on a full charge. I have just paused to look at what are available in the UK, reviewed by Which magazine. The selection I saw are in two classes.

    The more basic are very basic and open, not enclosed, with an rough average between them of about 8 or 9miles, and top speed of 4mph - that is because they are limited to being driven on the pavement, not the road.

    The higher class are rated up to 20-30miles range, top speed 8mph on the road (the legal limit is still 4mph on the pavement). How much shopping you can carry on it, is not clear!

    I would guess the one poked fun at above, is one of those latter Class.


    Very likely people needing to use these vehicles would shop mainly in smaller local stores, and perhaps order their essentials including food from supermarkets offering home delivery services.  

      September 3, 2024 3:11 PM MDT
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  • 3719
    They are electric. It's only a mobility-scooter with a lightweight body.
      August 25, 2024 3:24 PM MDT
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