Why aren't disabled cyclists treated the same as disabled motorists?
Doug wrote:
Not only are disabled cyclists not generally recognised as such and
are banned from many areas where wheelchair users are allowed but they
are also excluded from many of the benefits enjoyed by disabled
motorists, such as the following.
[snip]
No, you're wrong.
The fact that a particular person owned a bicycle would not prevent them
(if disabled) from being eligible for a car under the Motability scheme
(or whatever it's now called).
So they'd be treated exactly the same as anyone else.
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