When the wheels make the man, part 7
From newsday.com, we get this headline:
Woman accused in wheelchair death faces homicide chargeYeah. The death was actually that of a human being, a man using a motorized wheelchair. It was a hit-and-run. The woman appears to have been intoxicated. Also, the man who died, Ranford Beckford, 51, was driving his wheelchair on the road's shoulder about a mile from his home.
My personal opportunities for driving along a roadside usually were caused by either lack of curb cuts or lack of adequate, accessible transportation. Or both.
Because you are nothing without your assistive equipment. See parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this series.
6 comments:
That's always a big fear of mine nowadays because I do have to go in the streets sometimes because of no curb cuts.
Don't forget lack of sidewalks. New neighborhoods don't have them. For some reason people are expected to drive everywhere. And if you are a ped or some equivelent good luck, drivers think they own the road, and no one else should be on it...
I sent Newsday a pointed email about this story. I told the reporter that the man not the wheelchair had a name. I also suggested that they inquire as to why Mr. Beckford was using the street and not on the sidewalk. Too bad my email and I assume others sent had no impact.
you are simply amazing Kay. =)
I have really enjoyed this series; thank you!
Great story love it.
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