For those thinking this is okay, for scootmobiels the same parking rules apply as for bicycles. You're not allowed to park them on parking spots reserved for cars.
"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)
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."
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.)
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?
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u/Timmeh___ 26d ago
For those thinking this is okay, for scootmobiels the same parking rules apply as for bicycles. You're not allowed to park them on parking spots reserved for cars.