ECV Ran Over Little Boy Thursday Night at Epcot

[starshine514]

When my son was 7, he was hit and knocked down by an ECV in Animal Kingdom. He was ok, just has a skinned knee. Yes, my 7 year old ran into the path of the EVC. It's a shame, but you have to hold small children by the hand because of the vehicles that are allowed drive among walking people.

I have also had my toes smashed when an EVC in front of me at a parade started to back out. VERY painful.

I have never posted in an EVC thread before because of the controversy, but I'll risk it now to say I wish EVCs would be BANNED in WDW.

And if the EVC drivers feel terrible, they SHOULD. Feeling terrible will not solve the problem.

They are dangerous. Only wheelchairs should be allowed. Heavy moving vehicles should NOT be allowed to drive among people walking, where there are children running and being children but have to be told to be careful because a 300 lb electric moving vehicle may be coming by.

Wheelchairs only!

And did y'all hear about the guy who suing WDW for not being allowed to use a segway in WDW, claiming he needed it for medical reasons?

I've held my tongue for all these years about EVCs and I can't take it anymore. The CM who came to our aid when my son was hit only shrugged and apologized, knowing he was powerless to get rid of this EVC problem that the CMs have to deal with on a daily basis. Ask any CM, they'll tell you how many people every day get hit by EVCs.

Yes, let's ban the ECV's. Which would, of course, keep my family from being able to go at all. There's no way I could push DH in a wheelchair all day. Unless, of course, you're volunteering to do the pushing for us?

I wish you could walk a mile in his shoes and understand what it's like to need one...especially before making such harsh judgements. He hasn't ever hit anyone, which I'm sure is true of about 90% of all ECV riders. Most of the problematic ones are probably the ones that are rented and used by people who aren't accustomed to driving them. Perhaps they should make the rentals with those sensors that cause them to stop when they get too close to something? Also, making them not go more than 2 mph may be helpful as well.

Oh wait, I see you were talking about banning EVCs, not ECVs. I obviously don't know what it is you are referring to, so nevermind.