I got ran over by a scooter!

[CindyBella]

I just had to share this. Just this past Saturday, We were strolling out of Philharmagic walking past the "stroller parking lot" when someone rolled over and parked their electronic scooter...................ON MY FOOT! It hurt so bad I could barely speak. I tried to calmly tell the lady she was on my foot and she looked at me and said, "you walked into me sweetie!" No apology, nothing she was blaming me!! Her son yelled that I walked into her!! HA! She had parked her scooter and was just getting into it as we were walking past the "parking lot". I could not believe the woman did not even say she was sorry. All I could think was that poor woman, what kind of person can't even apologize for hurting someone physically. Then I thought about how hard it must be to have to use a scooter in WDW.

DH and I seperated to locate our stroller which had, of course, been moved. The lady was lost in the crowd but just as I was searching around tinkerbells treasures I see her. Walking perfectly into Tinkerbells. At that point, I stopped feeling sorry for her and I was so angry. I walked up to her and said something like, you really hurt my foot and even IF I walked into you, you should still have the compassion to apologize!!!! Still nothing from her. At that point I said then to see you WALK into this store............. I left at that point before I said to much. I still can not believe it.

 

[sanapunk]

Even if you did walk into her, she could have atleast aplogized for causing you physical pain! I hate when people are jerks and call you "hun" or "sweetie". It makes you sound even more like a snob. >_<

 

[phorsenuf]

Ya know, it's people like you that make me hate riding an ecv around the parks. I have a walking disability. I can walk, just not for long periods or stand in one place (like a line) for any amount of time. I hate people being so judgemental if I should get up to stretch my legs or walk inot a restroom or store.
Should she have apologized to you, absoultely! But I can't believe you called her to the mat about being able to walk. That's inexcusable!

 

[CindyBella]

Ya know, it's people like you that make me hate riding an ecv around the parks. I have a walking disability. I can walk, just not for long periods or stand in one place (like a line) for any amount of time. I hate people being so judgemental if I should get up to stretch my legs or walk inot a restroom or store.
Should she have apologized to you, absoultely! But I can't believe you called her to the mat about being able to walk. That's inexcusable!

Here we go.

You can be upset with me. I can take it but, THE WOMAN PARKED HER SCOOTER ON MY FOOT and could care less. I admit it , I have hit someone in the ankle with my stroller but I apologized and let them know I was so sorry. This lady acted as if I should have looked out for her only because she was on a scooter!! That was not fair!

I did get upset because she walked into the store. If that makes me a bad person, sorry. I think you might consider focusing you anger on the people abusing scooters or ECV. I am sorry but, a few of them might not really need them. It is just easier to rent a scooter than walk. I get that. I think it is unfortunate. Feel free to disagree.

 

[madfordonald]

Well, here it comes
I wonder if people post things just to
Don't be upset with the OP...when you are hurt and mad you think and say things that aren't necessary. Doesn't mean she's a bad person, it means she is human.
If that happened to me and the person was condescending to me (calling me sweetie, and hun) and didn't even apologize I probably would of said something ugly as well. Please don't take things personally, she was angry and hurt by this lady's lack of caring and responsibility and sometimes people give back to others what they receive from others.

 

[jess20k]

This kind of thing happens all around the world everyday, and it is very frustrating when so many people out there are ignorant and do not have the common courteousy to apologize. Especially when they are in a place like Disney World. I know that it still happens at WDW, but it just angers me even more!

As for you calling her out on walking, I could see how something like that could happen. You were really mad, and said that, at least you did stop when you did and walked away. One thing that will not change is rude people, but it doesn't help any of us when we react in a negative way, but that is life. Unfortunately it even occurs at WDW. When something like that happens to me, I try to bite my lip and tell myself I am lucky to be where I am. Although there have been a few times I did say a thing or two to ignorant/rude people. I hope the rest of your trip was great!

 

[PrincessPaczki]

When we were there in August, we witnessed a man run over (literally run over!) a small child. The scooter was on the boy and the wheels were spinning on his legs. My husband had to run over a hold up the scooter by the front , until the mom pulled the child out from underneath. The whole time my DH was holding up the front end, the man never stopped holding in the throttle!! We could not believe our eyes.

 

[BlindTyldak]

*shakes head at the OP*

whether she walked into the store has NOTHING to do with her sitting on your foot in the ECV. If someone is inconsiderate, that's completely separate from their disability, though some folks would consider it a disability in and of itself.

Thanks for telling us your story of TWO people with that particular obstacle.

 

[chirurgeon]

I guess when I'm at Disney this coming December and get out of my ECV to go to the restroom or into a store I am going to be judged as "abusing" the use of an ECV. Never mind that I am going to be at the end of 6 months of chemo therapy and still feeling the effects of the major abdominal surgery to remove my cancer.

If I have the unfortunate experience of running into someone, or God forbid actually parking on someone, I will definately apologize. Hopefully I won't get looks or comments.

Disabilities can be invisible. Rudeness isn't

 

[WaltD4Me]

I did get upset because she walked into the store.

Yes, here we go........

You can explain all you want, but I don't understand why this part would upset you? Or, more accurately, why it is STILL upsetting you. I can understand at the time, when you are hurt and angry, but to still be bringing up the fact that she walked into the store without really knowing anything about her? (except that she is rude of course!) I have a feeling if she had ridden the scooter into the store you would have been complaining she was blocking the aisles. You were upset that the woman rolled on your foot and then was rude about, and that's perfectly justified...the rest is not.

OF COURSE this woman absolutely should have apologized, but being angry that she walked into the store is very judgemental and has NOTHING to do with the foot and rudeness.

 

[Karnak]

In my not so humble opinion, anyone who drives an ECV where adults and CHILDREN are walking are at fault if they run into any person, walking or standing. If I drive my automobile into another automobile, IT'S MY FAULT! Period.

The driver of an ECV is at fault anytime there is contact with anyone. If the person really needs the ECV, that's still no excuse for running into anyone. I'd like to say to such a person, "If you are going to drive that thing, learn how to steer it! People should not have to watch out for you just because you are disabled in some way!"

 

[disneynewbee]

When I was at disney in 04 I got ran over by a scooter- not my foot my whole body- it hurt like you wouldn't believe. Then the lady tried to reverse to get off of me and hit the forward again!! I actually felt bad for the lady driving she was elderly and obviously very embarassed and appologised over and over again. I would definately have been angry if she had not taken responsibility and appologised.

 

[madfordonald]

Human nature isn't pretty sometimes. It's sad but, it's life. When a person hurts another person physically or mentally, alot times it's natural to call out the offending person by something that is obvious of that person. Say, I stepped on your toe, you'd probably make some comment about my weight.
We're not all perfect and alot of people act on spur of the moment (myself included). I know I let my temper fly.
I was at the grocery store and I was pushing my buggy out to leave with my 7yr old and my 2 yr old. Well, as I was looking at my DD trying to get her to keep up and this man and his 4-5 yr old son walk across the floor in front of me (cutting across to go up a checkout aisle) and I barely tapped his son because the dad caught the cart with his hand.
I apologized profusely and he of course said some smart a** comment. Of course, I commented back to him that "I did say I was sorry and maybe I should of laughed my butt off instead of saying sorry, would that make you feel better?"
He acted ugly and so did I. I'm not proud of myself but, it shows we're human. He was just protecting his kid and I don't hold it against him. We've all said something we've regretted.

 

[Mickeygolf]

I feel the OP's pain with this. Rude people are just the worst. Should she have made the comment about her walking into the store? Maybe not, but it seems she made the right judgement call on this particular person because if she was anything like most of the people railing on her for making this statement they would have called her out on that remark, but it doesn't appear as if this person did.

All the person on the scoooter had to do was say they were sorry, but they felt like some entitlement and couldn't even do that. I'm with you CindyBella. Seems like others on here are being pretty judgemental as well...

 

[BlindTyldak]

In my not so humble opinion, anyone who drives an ECV where adults and CHILDREN are walking are at fault if they run into any person, walking or standing. If I drive my automobile into another automobile, IT'S MY FAULT! Period.

The driver of an ECV is at fault anytime there is contact with anyone. If the person really needs the ECV, that's still no excuse for running into anyone. I'd like to say to such a person, "If you are going to drive that thing, learn how to steer it! People should not have to watch out for you just because you are disabled in some way!"

Some of the scooters, especially at the MK, have a very slow breaking mechanism, as much as three feet. One that my DH rented, I had to walk behind him to grab the back of the seat in case he needed to stop short or he would have hit people who just stopped in front of him. NONE of them stop on a dime under any circumstances, and my DH, who had no problem driving it, hit people on more than one occasion because they would stop short without warning or reverse direction and walk into HIM and then blame him.

 

[madfordonald]

When I was at disney in 04 I got ran over by a scooter- not my foot my whole body- it hurt like you wouldn't believe. Then the lady tried to reverse to get off of me and hit the forward again!! I actually felt bad for the lady driving she was elderly and obviously very embarassed and appologised over and over again. I would definately have been angry if she had not taken responsibility and appologised.

That's the problem with today's society. Saying sorry means taking responsibility which means accepting liability which means some sue happy person can take the shirt off your back.
It's a terrible state of affairs but, it's one of the first things that your insurance company tells you (and my mom and dad, too). If you're in an accident, never accept the blame and don't apologize. You're basically saying it's your fault.

 

[edcrbnsoul]

In my not so humble opinion, anyone who drives an ECV where adults and CHILDREN are walking are at fault if they run into any person, walking or standing. If I drive my automobile into another automobile, IT'S MY FAULT! Period.

The driver of an ECV is at fault anytime there is contact with anyone. If the person really needs the ECV, that's still no excuse for running into anyone. I'd like to say to such a person, "If you are going to drive that thing, learn how to steer it! People should not have to watch out for you just because you are disabled in some way!"

So if I turn without looking and plow into you its your fault for standing there, not watching where your going is rude. I have had a person in the MK take a sudden left in front of me while pushing my son in a stroller toppling him (luckily he was strapped in) and just had the person look at me with out so much as an apolgy, but I guess that was my fault. Maybe someday WDW will ban all the handicapped and Children from entering so just able bodied adults can enjoy it.

 

[jess20k]

Even though it is not right to put down any disability, I think the situation here is that sometimes people get really really angry, and do not think of what they are saying. Even though that may be wrong, the OP did walk away after they said that. Yes, they did not know what walking condition the lady was or wasn't in, and that in its own right may be wrong. The problem is, is that I am sure everyone has said or has done something in their life out of anger. Whether the circumstance is right or not. We are all human, and things do happen. Yes, the lady definately should have apologized for running over the OP's foot, just out of common courteousy. Yes, the OP was mad, and should not have said anything about a disability. But, hopefully has learned from it. Anger makes most of us say things we may regret, but who is perfect?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Here we go.

You can be upset with me. I can take it but, THE WOMAN PARKED HER SCOOTER ON MY FOOT and could care less. I admit it

Okay, fine, there may have been a better way for ya to react to the woman when she encountered her on foot. But in all fairness, while you MAY have walked INTO her scooter, after many experiences with ECVs, I don't understand how you could have possibly placed your own foot under one of her tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As in, I don't believe the original incident was your fault in the least. I think you were pretty compassionate in your original opinion "Then I thought about how hard it must be to have to use a scooter in WDW."

Don't be upset with the OP...when you are hurt and mad you think and say things that aren't necessary. Doesn't mean she's a bad person, it means she is human.

I agree! And heck, if I'd been the woman in the ECV, and my ECV had encountered the OP's foot and I reacted the way this woman apparently did - CindyBella would be within her rights to blast me. I'd probably start crying (I'm very sensitive) and apologizing all over the place.

In my not so humble opinion, anyone who drives an ECV where adults and CHILDREN are walking are at fault if they run into any person, walking or standing.

Something many people don't understand is that when one is in a wheelchair or ECV, often we become invisible - due in part to being below the 'straight-ahead' range of vision of most adults and teens. In addition, due to um not gravity I can't think of the word but it's something to do with energy - ECVs do not stop instantly even when the throttle is released, and wheelchairs being pushed by somebody else can't stop until/unless that person reacts. If you cut directly across my path with no warning, I will let go of the throttle but if you're close enough, odds are the ECV will bump into you. But ONTO somebody's foot, from a non-moving position? Please. That is most assuredly the fault of the ECV driver. Even if CindyBella were standing with her foot an inch in front of one of the tires (not easy to do unless you're practically leaning on the ECV) THAT is the responsibility of the driver - to make sure it's safe to START moving before actually moving.

 

[SplshMtnLvr28]

Ok, to all the people that are freaking out about the OP being offended that the ECV person then got up and walked, keep your pants on. Once I was getting on Splash Mountain, and a girl in an ECV and her family that were waiting in the exit side got in the same log as I was in. When we were done with the ride and getting out, she got out and then walked over to her ECV, with the rest of her party. After we were out of the attractions by the bathrooms, she got out, and her little brother started driving the ECV. They were going to Liberty Square, and so were we, and she walked the entire way. We lost them for a bit, but we came back to Splash Mountain, and this time her sister/mother/other female in their party was in the ECV waiting in the handicapped area. I understand that people in ECVs can't walk or whatever, but lots of people get them because they're too damn lazy to walk (yes, walking in WDW, what a freaking concept) and don't want to wait in lines. So yes, if you run over my foot, please apologize. If you get up and start walking, please have some sort of disability, don't be a lazy in perfect health that doesn't want to walk.

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