Anyone know anything about the little child who was hurt after the runaway ECV at BD?

[patsal]

We had lunch at The Brown Derby on 7/31. While there, seated behind us was a larger family and one woman in an ECV. When we were entering the restaurant she seemed to be having problems with how to get it to work correctly---we called it excessive maneuvers in parking--LOL! Anyway the kids are all running around this table hopping on the ECV and generally being annoying--DH can see what is going on, but this is happening behind me so all I can feel is the air movement around me!
Suddenly DH yells out to me watch out then I hear screams and crying. Not watching what she ws doing she jams the ECV in full seed ahead taking outhte raised booth in front of her, the table falls back on a preschooler and dishes, glasware, etc all go flying around. The Dad at the table reacts quickly pushing hte table off of the preschooler and the ECV driver is shocked that the ECV will not work after the crash. Finally her family gets up and moves the ECV. Allowing for the family to get up and try to help the little child. Very quickly the family with the child is escorted up and out of hte restaurant--this happened so quickly I didn't even notice! DS told me. Anyway I was just wondering if anyone knew anything and if the child is ok.

 

[bdcp]

Haven't seen anything posted. I personally think individuals ought to have to prove they can manuever and drive one before they just rent one out to anyone. Most people driving them don't have great reflexes to begin with so that makes it even more dangerous at times.

 

[RACHELSMOM1]

OMG!! Well, I would have been so angry with the lady in the ECV, someone would have had to hold me back. When she doesn't know what she is doing with the ECV and she hurts my little child, there would be fireworks in the middle of the day. I hope the family got her name and address and sues her butt!!!

 

[dmslush]

Haven't seen anything posted. I personally think individuals ought to have to prove they can manuever and drive one before they just rent one out to anyone. Most people driving them don't have great reflexes to begin with so that makes it even more dangerous at times.

I agree. I think there needs to be a little 'training' area where you rent them. Someplace for the renters to practice and get their 'license' so to speak.

 

[karrit2000]

unfortunately that doesn't help if the person has rented the ECV from an outside company. There are several that deliver them to your hotel so you don't have to rent them from Disney. I don't know what their policies are regarding making sure the renters know what they are doing.

 

[patsal]

OMG!! Well, I would have been so angry with the lady in the ECV, someone would have had to hold me back. When she doesn't know what she is doing with the ECV and she hurts my little child, there would be fireworks in the middle of the day. I hope the family got her name and address and sues her butt!!!
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Rachel's Mom, I am so with you--I am an immediate emotional reactor, My very loud voice would have been heard over on TOT! I can tolerate a lot, but not just carelessness that results in someone getting hurt.


Nope, it was a Disney rental, and she really had no clue what she was doing when she maneauvered it into the restaurant. The Mom of the preschooler was just in total shock--she just sat frozen stunned. I felt really badly for her. No flames, please, but since it was a rented from WDW ECV I really didn't understand the need to haul it into the restaurant especially since she was having such difficulty with it just parking it up to the table to eat. BTW after the crash she jumped right up and out of it for her family to take care of. She didn't seem to have an issue with mobility and couldnt' run away from it fast enough. Again I do not know the nature of her disability and not for me judge, however the fact that she didn't know how to use it does play a role. I always thought you pulled the key out or something like that when not in use--at work we have a few students over the years who have used these and often they would park them outside the teacher's door and remove the key, while seated in them in the cafeteria,library or studyahall they removed the key once they parked so it couldn't just be inadvertently moved.
In any even I was just wondering if anyone knew of the child and hoped that all was well.

 

[RACHELSMOM1]

I always have the fear that some idiot in an ECV would run over my little Rachel if she were out of her chair to stretch. (Yes, an idiot, that is what they would be if they ran over my little princess)... It could kill a small child. It sounds like the lady in this thread had very little experience, and was not able to think fast enough to stop. Thank goodness this did not happen in the park where a child could get run over.

 

[shane&jakesmom]

OMG! Don't get me started I would have gone nuts if I saw that.

 

[MyGoofy26]

That's terrible!!

I had a woman almost knock a stand over on me at the Poly. I was in the gift shop and she was having trouble using the thing. Moving back and forth trying to maneuver turns. I had my back to her looking at some things on the wall and she slammed into one of those big rounders, one of those ones like for postcards, magnets, etc. I heard the slam and turned around to see the thing wobbling back and forth ready to tip over onto me. A CM was nearby and we both had this "OH CRAP!" looks of shock, I jumped out of the way and it eventually wobbled back to stand up straight. The CM and I just looked at each other and when I looked at the woman (still with shock on my face) she had the nerve to give me the stink eye as she drove off without a word!

 

[Pumbaa_]

Please, no insults at those that need an ECV, you never know why they have one.

thank you

 

[Tink888]

I know the majority of people using ECVs have mobility issues but I can't understand why ECVs are allowed in restaurants at all. They're motorized and aisles are generally crowed and busy. Maybe Disney should keep a few traditional wheel chairs on hand at the restaurants. That way, people with mobility issues in ECVs could be transported to the table, even use the wheelchair at the table and accidents like this wouldn't happen. How horrible for the little girl and I'm sure the woman in the ECV was upset at having caused the acciddent as well. Thank God everybody was okay.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Personally, I think there needs to be something done about the ECV and wheelchair rentals at the parks. This is another case of someone unable to use the machine and posing a threat to guests. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that she left the key in during dinner.

 

[mousefan215]

Personally, I think there needs to be something done about the ECV and wheelchair rentals at the parks. This is another case of someone unable to use the machine and posing a threat to guests. I think it is absolutely ridiculous that she left the key in during dinner.

Well said!

 

[pajules]

I speak from experience that there needs to be some kind of training before you can drive one of these....mad:

We were at HS in May and a lady ran over my DS's foot with her ECV. She had a small child (maybe 3 or 4 ) sitting on her lap as she rode down the SF streetscape. What peeved me even more is that she was so oblivious to what was going in around her she didn't even stop to see if he was okay!

Thankfully DS was not injured too bad, but it certainly but an early end to our night.

The woman was with a group of people and they saw what happened and couldn't believe she just kept on riding.

I agree, you need a license to "drive" one of these things...they're dangerous!

 

[justplaingoofy]

I know the majority of people using ECVs have mobility issues but I can't understand why ECVs are allowed in restaurants at all. They're motorized and aisles are generally crowed and busy. Maybe Disney should keep a few traditional wheel chairs on hand at the restaurants. That way, people with mobility issues in ECVs could be transported to the table, even use the wheelchair at the table and accidents like this wouldn't happen. How horrible for the little girl and I'm sure the woman in the ECV was upset at having caused the acciddent as well. Thank God everybody was okay.

Just want to point out that there are alot of people with disabilities that are unable to transfer. That also may mean that those that are unable to transfer would likely have experience handling this ecvs since they may use them on a daily basis. My dad is in a power wheel chair (he has M.S) and its amazing how he can maneauver that thing! It seems that those guests that are unable to handle these ecvs are those guests that are not used to using them.
Disabilities act is to allow access for everyone. Maybe they should not put so many tables in, or keep some tables aside for those that need the extra space.

 

[Tink888]

Just want to point out that there are alot of people with disabilities that are unable to transfer. That also may mean that those that are unable to transfer would likely have experience handling this ecvs since they may use them on a daily basis. My dad is in a power wheel chair (he has M.S) and its amazing how he can maneauver that thing! It seems that those guests that are unable to handle these ecvs are those guests that are not used to using them.
Disabilities act is to allow access for everyone. Maybe they should not put so many tables in, or keep some tables aside for those that need the extra space.

Good point I'm not saying that anyone shouldn't have access, just that it seems a little dangerous and that there are alternatives. The disabilities act was in existance before the invention of the scooter.

 

[Pumbaa_]

wow, just wow, how incredibly mean. this thread is closed