My boyfriend and I are going to visit NYC over Memorial Day Weekend. My boyfriend has cerebral palsy and can't walk very well, therefore he would have to bring either a wheelchair or an electric scooter. Which one would be better? The advantage of the wheelchair is that it can be folded up and taken in a cab. The disadvantage of the wheelchair is that he doesn't have the greatest upper arm strength and I'm afraid I would end up pushing him all over the city. Now the scooter would be ideal for getting around, but it's big and heavy and can't go in a cab so we'd probably be limited to the area around times square where we'll be staying, which is a bummer since he really wants to see the sights. I would suggest you bring the folding chair so that you can get in and out of cabs when you or he get tired.
Or better yet, book a trip around the city on a Greyhound type company so that he can see all of the sights without either of having to push the chair! There are a lot of companies that do this type of tour in all major cities. You can see all of the major sites and if there's something you want to go back and see in longer duration, you can always catch a cab back there (just remember where it is!).
Have a great time! Hi
Better You take Folding type wheel Chair. This can be accepted inflight cargo of the same carrier that you make your journey.Bringing a scooter will give you a big problem to meet emmission norms of the country that you are going to visit and you have to execute some official formalities. That is hectic and hard during embarkation and disembarkation.
Some Airport provide invalid carriage or auto at free of cost for tourist. You can get its relevent information at flight attendant of your carrier flight.
Bon Voyoge and wish you all the best
Raj
Director - Technical Support
Tri-O Technologies(Embedded Division)
Trichy - India
Telefax:+91 431 4020205 NY is great for strolling. I think that if you'll do that I'd take the electric scooter. Wheelchair is still more convenient as it's foldable. | 