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6 THE BRANDON SUN • HEALTH • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Vernon Byers, Teresa Grudinski and Steve Crouch show off a selection of mobility scooters at Rolling Spokes in Brandon. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
Mobility scooters great for cruising

By Bud Robertson house, a smaller scooter is sufficient, tances around town, Byers said that for
he said, adding that three-wheelers or most people a 35-amp battery is suf-
If you don’t get around all that well those with zero-turn steering can help ficient to keep them powered up. He
anymore, or you just want to save on navigate narrow turns. noted there are also two batteries.
gas, you might consider investing in a “If you’re going to be riding some- “That does probably 90 per cent
mobility scooter. place, to the malls or going across town, of the population” as far as not leav-
Vernon Byers, co-owner of Rolling you’ll want a little bit of a bigger scoot- ing someone stranded in a parking lot
Spokes in Brandon, says scooters can er for the distance and the comfort. ... somewhere.
be ridden indoors or out, summer and Those will be the big factors we’ll look “There’s very few people that ride
winter. at.” these right to the max, so we found that
But there are things you should keep A person’s weight can also be a fac- you don’t need to pay extra for the ex-
in mind while you’re out shopping for tor in choosing a scooter, Byers said, tra-bigger batteries if you’re not going
that perfect ride. adding most can accommodate some- to use it.”
“Some of the things they want to one up to 300 pounds. Most people will just plug them in
look for is where they’re going to use it “It’s only when we hit the 350 mark when they’re done cruising for the day
mostly,” Byers said. “Are they going to that you’re going to get into a little bit so they’ll be fully charged for the next
be indoors mostly or outdoors? of a bigger scooter.” day.
If they’re mostly staying around the If you’re planning to go long dis- » Continued on Page 7