Choosing The Right Mobility Scooter

How to find a Pride mobility scooter to meet your needs.

For those who are having problems navigating the house or just wants to regain lost mobility, Pride Mobility Scooters is right for you. Mobility scooters comes in different styles and price ranges to suit your needs. If you have been wondering what it feels like to have the liberty to go around in your own, then this would definitely be worth considering.

What sets Pride mobility scooters apart from electric wheelchairs is its four main features. First, a mobility scooter allows the user to steer using a tiller. A tiller is a bar or a handle that the user will turn use to turn the wheels for direction. This particular bar can be adjusted for a more smoother and comfortable ride. In addition to the tiller, there are thumb levers that allows forward and backward movement of the scooter. Even the seat itself is often well padded for maximum riding comfort. It rests above the scooter on a stem. The tiller and the seat rests on top of a floorboard where the user can rest their feet. In total, the scooter is a more fun alternative to an electric wheelchair since it's more comfortable plus easy and fun to use.

Usually, there are three main types of Pride mobility scooters available. These include a folding scooter, a three-wheel scooter and a four wheel scooter. Each one of them has their own unique feature that needs to be considered to suit a users need.

A folding mobility scooter does just as the name suggests. It is easily folded and makes it a lot easier to transport then other versions. These are the perfect scooter for those who are going to be taking their scooter with them a lot. They are often easy to disassemble into lightweight parts that will even fit in the trunk of a car and can be taken with you on a flight.

For indoor and light outdoor usage, the three wheeled scooter fits best. The durability of these scooters makes it usable inside and outside the house without any problems. They can hold 300 to 400 pounds of weight and often includes features such as swivel seats, armrests and storage baskets. More often, these types have additional features depending to the product model.

Four wheel scooters are built with durability in mind. They are the scooter type that are mainly used outdoors, with a wider base for more stability. Many of them can go off road and excellently deals with uneven grounds. A lot of these scooters can go more than 25 miles and can go up to as much as 10 mph. A great scooter for those who want to get out and around town. However the size of this scooter often makes it unsuitable for indoor use.

Pride mobility scooters are so-named because they help restore your pride by providing you the independence to travel easily and meet many of your own needs, from visiting the doctor, to doing your own shopping. Enjoy your new found freedom with a Pride scooter.