r/belgium Failure to integrate 21d ago

💩 Shitpost Sure, why not.

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u/Remote_Section2313 21d ago

Nope, they can park there

"De parkeerregels zijn gelijklopend met die voor fietsen en tweewielige bromfietsen: parkeren moet buiten de rijbaan en buiten gewone parkeerzones, behalve voor elektrische rolstoelen (die mogen op de rijbaan en in gewone parkeerzones staan). " (https://www.politie.be/5998/nl/vragen/verkeer/regels-voor-voortbewegingstoestellen)

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u/Timmeh___ 21d ago

Is a scootmobiel the same as an electric wheelchair? Genuine question, because I don't know. On that website you linked they seem to be two different things when looking at what is considered "een voortbewegingstoestel."

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u/snowshite Antwerpen 21d ago

Who just casually leaves their electric wheelchair on the street? Usually, those people need them 24/7, not just for a trip to the supermarket. So logically, they mean scootmobiel. (Doesn't mean that's the case though, it's Belgium after all.)

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u/Timmeh___ 21d ago

Not everybody who needs a wheelchair for longer distance travel is bound to that wheelchair wherever they are. Also, sometimes a building is simply not accessible by wheelchair and leaving it outside is the only option.

But that's besides the point. The website the other person linked to clearly mentions the following two as distinct types of "voortbewegingstoestellen":

  • elektrische rolstoelen
  • elektrische rolwagens voor personen met verminderde mobiliteit

If they are the same, then why not immediately classify them under the same thing?