Comment by prmoustache
Comment by prmoustache 2 days ago
That is a US thing.
While things are improving in europe, many sidewalks still have a tiny step. Not high enough to be a problem for someone in a wheelchair but definitely for a loaded cart with shitty plastic wheels. Also it is not uncommon to have people parking where they shouldn't so you can't rely on it. In many part of the world people living in a wheelchair tend to spend a significant amount of time in the street instead of the sidewalk because of "stuff" that block their way on a regular basis.
Thank you ADA. One of the great progressive legal breakthroughs in the US. Maybe one day we can have a legal environment where we can make progress like that again.