MG wrote:

> what about one of those battery powered ride-on scooters? though they can be
> a bit of a menace when driven on the road (would you believe it??) most
> people drive them on footpaths, carefully and considerately

Those thigns can be dangerous. There is a guy in one of those things that
terrorizes people with his. He has a bad attitude. He hangs out there all the
time and taked out his frustrations by attackng people with his scooter. I once
saw him steer away from a nice clear area nd go charging toward a group of
people coming toward me. They had to jump out if his way. I stopped and stooed
my ground and then told him if I ever saw him do that again I would push him and
his scooter down the stairs.