After what I saw earlier, I’m starting to get concerned about scooters. By scooter, I mean the four wheeled mobility aids with handlebars usually used by old people, rather than the skateboards with handlebars kids ride instead of bikes (although the electric versions of them are also becoming quite dangerous). I was in Woolwich again earlier, going along the high street at my usual steady pace, when all of a sudden, two or three scooters zipped past me. Something had obviously been done to them, as no mobility aid should ever have been going that fast. They were being driven by young men, who I would guess were in their twenties. I only caught a fleeting glimpse, but the way they hurtled down a busy high street, far faster than I have ever gone in my powerchair, struck me as extremely dangerous. They had obviously souped up the scooters and were riding them for fun. As someone who needs his powerchair to get around, I really hope this isn’t the start of a ridiculous new trend.