Trikes and Scooters

These types of mobility devices are normally associated with outdoor mobility for people who have difficulty walking.

Trikes

Trikes can be an enjoyable form of mobility as well as enabling beneficial exercise. Although they are more often used outdoors especially by adults, they can be a useful mobility and exercise aid for small children.

The trike may be modified to permit those with no lower limb function to pedal using their hands. The trike pictured pictured below is not only powered by hand pedalling but consists of a manual wheelchair which converts into a trike using a front wheel and steering column.

Three-Wheeled Trike

Special Hand-Operated Trike

Scooters
 

In essence scooters may be considered to be the powered edition of trikes. Traditionally they consist of two, battery powered rear wheels a seat for the user, a steering column with hand-operated controls and a single front wheel. More robust models feature four wheels. They are particularly suited for use outdoors in accessible community environments which are well designed with access ramps and dropped kerbs. For the user of a scooter an adequate, safe storage space with power supply for charging the scooter batteries is essential.