After facing mobility limitations due to ailments like long-Covid or joint pain, Alicia Besler’s customers have told her their electric kick scooter helped them reconnect with friends as they scooted along side during social walks.
“It’s generally really opened up their world as to what they can do, their freedom and their independence,” said the co-owner of Ride the Glide in Saanich, which sells electric scooters, bikes and more.
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