After 55 years of driving, I have reluctantly sold my car and bought a mobile buggy.
I found that I was only going to the shops in the town, a distance of approximately 10 miles, each week and it was not worth the expense involved; whereas the buggy just needs the battery topped up and costs little to run.
I have found, however, t
hat it is not always straight forward.
It is necessary to plan a journey in order to negotiate the kerbstones which, if more than two inches high, cannot be driven over and a way must be found where these have been altered.
In most cases this has been done or there is damage to the pavement edge which allows access.
In some isolated cases, the kerbs have been altered on one side of the junction but not on the side opposite - making it useless for a buggy.
There is also an element of risk when passing the exit from the rear of premises where vehicles are driven directly on to the pavement, often too quickly and without any warning whatsoever.
I have been very fortunate not to have been involved in accidents at these danger spots, perhaps there should be a notice to warn motorists of the risks or some way of making them slow down when approaching and before crossing the pavement.
I appreciate that when I was driving, I gave little thought to electric buggies, but now I am one of the users I realise how vulnerable they are.
Ray Helliwell of New Road, Driffield
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