Where were you thinking of using it? Do you want it to count as a disabled mobility vehicle that can go on public transit, malls, etc.? If so, that won't.
The instability, the speed. I just sent a link to the scooter I was looking at to BART, and they said, "You could bring it on if you didn't ride it, just pushed it on/off." At the time, I was barely walking, so that was useless to me. In this case, they might say the same thing. They might approve of the "mobility vehicle" linked here, but I'm not sure because it goes 10 mph. You could send them the link and ask. Or you could have one that you could push on/off transit, but still, mall security might look at you funny if you tried one there.
I wasn't able to find (as you saw :/) one that was both cheap and usable as an official wheelchair type vehicle when required in public. But they *do* come up on freecycle from time to time, and you might find a used one on craigslist. And of course, there's scooting ;) (I'm not really joking.)
Ah, gotcha. They'd want three wheels, I'm sure. (Some able-bodied humans can go 10mph, but I suppose they get exemptions, huh? [grin])
Now that I think of it, I'm not too worried about BART -- or any public transit, really -- because it doesn't come anywhere within miles of where I ever am. The only public transportation near me is buses, and they don't go anywhere I need to go (like my work).
I guess this would be for "walks around the neighborhood" -- getting outside and moving around, feeling the wind on my face. Are there laws about riding such a thing on public sidewalks? (too fast?) 'Cause I could imagine commuting in it on a nice day!
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I wasn't able to find (as you saw :/) one that was both cheap and usable as an official wheelchair type vehicle when required in public. But they *do* come up on freecycle from time to time, and you might find a used one on craigslist. And of course, there's
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Ah, gotcha. They'd want three wheels, I'm sure. (Some able-bodied humans can go 10mph, but I suppose they get exemptions, huh? [grin])
Now that I think of it, I'm not too worried about BART -- or any public transit, really -- because it doesn't come anywhere within miles of where I ever am. The only public transportation near me is buses, and they don't go anywhere I need to go (like my work).
I guess this would be for "walks around the neighborhood" -- getting outside and moving around, feeling the wind on my face. Are there laws about riding such a thing on public sidewalks? (too fast?) 'Cause I could imagine commuting in it on a nice day!