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Speedy Scooters Vs Senior Sidewalkers = Daily Dangers


It’s happening every day in cities around the USA, including those frequently strolled by traveling seniors. In Los Angeles, New York and beach cities on both coasts, the electric toys for grown-ups are dangerous.

The introduction of scooters just a few years ago has blossomed into armies of racing electric skaters. Many, single and in packs, speed along sidewalks aimlessly knocking over anyone and anything in their paths. By law, they’re supposed to travel on the street in bike lanes. However, too frequently they race up and down sidewalks at speeds far greater than the advertised 15 MPH.

On your next travel destination while strolling in Central Park, Chicago lakefront or along Hollywood Boulevard, be constantly aware of competing for space with scooter traffic. Look both ways before you suddenly decide to turn to walk into that souvenir shop or for a bite to eat at a nearby McDonald’s. Your next painful option after a scooter collision may be to try to get back up or be taken to the hospital.
Amsterdam, Holland: Free Bike-Back Rides PDF Print E-mail


One of the first things you notice when you hit the charming Dutch town is that it’s full of people on bikes. Not only one-on-one, but often carrying kids and other passengers.

Now, a new service, called Backie, has started in Amsterdam, but travel4seniors.com wouldn’t advise it for seniors with medical and/or physical restrictions. It’s a city service that lets tourists hitch rides on the back of locals’ bicycles.

Getting a ride is simple. When you need a ride and see a bike with a yellow luggage rack, call to the biker the word Backie! (European description for riding double on a bike). The back seat rides are free for tourists, along with live narration and descriptions of the various Amsterdam business, cultural and historic sights along the way. So far, Yellow Backie has recruited more than 100 volunteer city bikers, and the service is expected to grow in Amsterdam and other cities throughout the Netherlands. For more info, go to www.yellowbike.nl/en
 
 
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