Mobility scooter
The improvement of technology and medical care extends life of human beings. On the average, people are living longer now than ever before thanks to medical technological advances and increased health awareness. As the population grows older, more and more people are experiencing the often cruel ravages inflicted by the aging process. Senior citizens often suffer from varying degrees of impaired mobility and consequently experience difficulties in getting around. The old and the disabled are benefited from the modern technology and medical care. A lot of different supportive equipment have been developed for helping the old and the disabled to transport themselves in an extended area so as to improve their living standard without particular care by other supporting medical personnel. Wheelchairs have been one of the most commonly known supportive devices for the old or the disabled to transport themselves in short distances. However, for those very weak or those having hand or arm injured, they still need other people's help in moving the wheelchairs. Electrically-powered scooter vehicles for use by elderly, disabled and infirm persons are known and are increasingly widely used by such persons for personal transport, both indoors and outdoors, throughout areas where such persons would walk but for their disability or infirmity. Electric scooters have become popular with elderly and disabled people as such vehicles provide new mobility and interest. Electrical wheelchairs or electrical scooters that are equipped with electrical motors allow a person to move oneself without great effort and thus are particularly suitable for those whose arms are weak or injured. The electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters are also advantageous as compared with vehicles equipped with engines powered by fossil fuels for environmental protection. Basically a scooter consists of a frame carrying a steerable front ground wheel and a rear wheel, the frame providing a platform upon which the rider stands. The electrical scooters can be either front drive or rear drive. The rear drive electrical scooter comprises a chassis to which two rear wheels and one front wheel are mounted. An electrical motor is mounted to the front wheel for driving the front wheel. These scooter vehicles are typically disassemblable so that the vehicles may be transported in the trunk of a conventional automobile from one locale to another and reassembled at the second locale for use by an elderly, disabled or infirm person.
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