So there was an incident on the walking/biking nature trail in the southern section of The Villages. A disabled person was riding their Personal Mobility Scooter on the trail, the same trail people walk on, ride bikes on and ride electric e-bikes on and they ended up getting stopped and harassed by some people walking on the trail. They demanded the Personal Mobility Scooter rider exit the trail stating they should not be there. The Personal Mobility Scooter rider explained to them what the scooter is and why they were using it, but the harassers said they did not want them on there and told the rider to leave. Words were exchanged and then they each went on their way.
Two questions:
1) Is there any place to find The Villages written rules on the specifics of using Personal Mobility Scooters on the nature trails?
2) Is there a way to have The Villages make it clear to all residents that Personal Mobility Scooters are allowed on the trail? Federal ADA laws make it illegal to prevent such use, but it would be good if The Villages could make this clear to residents given more and more nature trails are being built.
