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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

I use a electric mobility scooter in TV in the same manner that I would operate a golf cart. That is to say that I operate on the multi-modal paths and in the golf cart lanes where the streets are so marked. On the back streets where there is no marked golf cart lane I operate on the far right side of the road as I do a golf cart.

However, in view of the fact that the scooter only goes 5 1/2 mph and is significantly smaller than a golf cart and is less visible, I would not operate it in the golf cart lane on Morse Blvd., due to the higher speed of the cars and heavy traffic.

Around the Town Squares where there are broad sidewalks I operate on the sidewalks. After all, I am permitted to actually ride the scooter into business establishments.

I would think that arguably a person in a wheelchair or mobility scooter can lawfully go anywhere that a pedestrian can go. Any other position would constitute discrimination against the handicapped.