Not that I would know anything about this (ahem), but many OSH diehards are getting up in years and getting less mobile.
Not that I would know anything about this (ahem), but many OSH diehards are getting up in years and getting less mobile.
I completely understand that dbarnes612. I'll hit 73 in two months and last year I curtailed my ramblings at A/V quite a bit because of what I thought was a leg problem, only to find out months latter, it's a hip problem. I was always under the assumption that personal vehicles, golf carts, scooters etc. weren't allowed outside of Camp Scholler. Anyway, I plan to be there next year.Originally Posted by dbarnes612
Bob
The mobility scooters are not a problem at all. It's the golf carts and utvs being driven all over the place with no visible purpose and carrying nothing but people with no visible credentials.
Last edited by Low Pass; 07-29-2019 at 01:16 PM.
Bryan
Houston
That's the ones I was referring to Low Pass, thank you.
Bob
As a tram driver, I have noticed a lot of the rental scooters being used by younger people who apparently hate to walk anywhere. , and people who could really use them having to do without, A lot of the traffic are alleged "VIP's who are allowed to go where that want, block the road so they can talk to their friends, or just be a nuisance in general.
Let's not rush to judgement. Can't judge a book by it's cover. Young people can also have mobility issues that are not visible. At the rental place outside the main gate, there's no shortage of mobility scooters, most people rent them online in advance.
And yes, I'm one of those Oshkosh diehards who's getting up in age who may need one in the future. I'm going to be 70 in 2 days, thankfully I have no mobility issues. I walk a lot and everywhere at Osh, don't use the trams.
I have an app on my phone that records steps and Kms travelled. For example on Wed. July 24 at Osh I took 20,046 steps and walking distance was 10.9 Kms.
Last edited by Floatsflyer; 07-27-2019 at 09:18 AM.
I think that the vehicular problem this year was NOT as bad as last year. I did a lot of walking this week because I didn’t have time to take the tram between 4 corners and Warbirds (so I got a lot of steps in, too!) That is good because I don’t even try to count calories during this week. Anyway, the powered carts seemed a lot less intrusive this year.
There were those who made a disproportionate impact. It would be interesting to try to implement a “no passing” rule for them. Even the effort would improve safety.
i do know that a youth got his foot run over, but not by a golf cart — it was by one of the Model T’s. I think they were a bit more inconvenient this year.
Agree. Vehicular traffic wasn't nearly as bad this year as in years past.
One thing I would get a better handle on is the pedestrian footpaths alongside the main N/S walk South of the square. There are people on both sides of the path plus vehicular traffic in both directions. Add in a stopped tram or golf cart, and you need 5 lanes so traffic can flow.
We were there from Sunday-Thursday this year, and enjoyed it as always. Although perhaps because I understand that attendance was up this year, I noted a substantial increase in golf carts and the sort of scooters intended for disabled folks. Many carts were operated by people with no visible badges or emblems, and I strongly suspected that many operating scooters were really not justified in doing so. It was frankly pretty chaotic at times.
Cars and golf carts and gators were under control, but it appeared (at least down in Vintage) that the EAA completely gave up on the ban on things like segways, electric scooters (you know those Lime/Lyft/Bird-style things), bikes, hoverboards, etc...
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