It took the effort of five able bodied policemen to bundle him into the waiting police van. He kicked and cursed as he was taken to the nearest hospital; he was actually bleeding profusely from the left brow and needed to be taken to the hospital fast. I followed the police van on a motor bike; I needed to see what happened at the hospital as the young man’s behaviour was completely strange to me.

On arrival at the hospital, another drama ensued: the patient refused to come down from the van. He held on to one of the poles by the side of the vehicle. The policemen tried all the tricks they knew to get him down from the vehicle, all to no avail. He eventually grew weaker and began to faint before they could get him into the emergency ward. He was given an anaesthesia before the doctor and nurses could stitch his wounds.

The following day I paid him a visit, only to meet a very sober person showing some signs of depression. He was completely disappointed at himself: he admitted he was under the influence of drugs. He realized that he would have died because of his stupid acts if not because of the police.

Why should you not do drugs? You should never do drugs because if you do, you are likely to encounter one of these problems:

1. You are not in charge of your actions: Drugs would make you not be in charge of your senses and actions. You would lose your reasoning power and do things that would likely endanger your life.

2. You are prone to crimes: Drugs could push you to commit crimes like stealing, rape, murder etc.

3. Regret: Doing drugs brings a life of regret: you will definitely realize one day that you have done what you never intended to do, and when that happens your life would be filled with disappointments and regrets. For example, if you raped a girl or committed murder under the influence of drugs, you would live to regret your action for the rest of your life.

4. Adaptation problem: Becoming addicted to substances would make it difficult for you to adapt to normal way of life, as you are likely to depend on these substances in order to carry out normal daily activities such as sleeping, relaxing, toileting, digesting food etc.

5. Poverty: it is difficult to become rich when you do drugs, because you are going to spend a bulk of the money that you get on purchasing those drugs and substances. Since there is always a compulsion to take the substances, you are likely to spend a huge proportion of your earnings on substances, and in the long run you suffer poverty.

If you weigh less than about 220 pounds and have some mobility, then a lightweight travel scooter may be ideal for you. Since you’re able to walk sometimes, you won’t need a scooter continually or for very heavy-duty use. That means you’re not going to put as much wear and tear on a scooter as someone who relies on one almost constantly.

Lightweight travel scooters are typically much easier to navigate, with smaller turning ratios, than larger, heavier scooters. You’ll be able to maneuver easier in narrow store aisles with a small travel scooter than most standard ones. Compare the small size of a travel scooter to the electric powered shopping carts some stores have available, and it’s easy to see which one is easier to navigate through a busy store.

Another benefit of using a travel scooter if you can is that it will simply fit in places that a larger scooter can’t. Thanks to a smaller profile, you’ll be able to get through narrower passageways much easier than with a larger scooter. That means more mobility.

If you plan to transport the scooter with you in or on the outside of a vehicle, you’ll find that a smaller scooter is simply easier to deal with than a larger power chair. First of all, travel models are designed to fold up and disassemble for easy transport. That’s the most inexpensive option. But you can also opt to use a ramp to load your scooter into a vehicle. A lightweight scooter means you won’t necessarily need the most heavy-duty ramp you can buy.

If you opt to use a lift to get the scooter into a vehicle, you’ll be able to purchase a less expensive model than you’d need to lift a heavier piece of equipment. Some travel scooters weigh less than 80 pounds, so the smallest electric lift available can handle them. That will cost far less than a lift that can handle 400 pounds.

All these benefits of using a smaller scooter also apply when you choose to go on a small trip or a long vacation. If you have a travel scooter ready to go you’ll have to do less planning and less worrying about your mobility on the trip. You can make a spontaneous decision to go without worrying about how to take your scooter along. Make sure your scooter uses a gel cell battery and you can show airline or other public transportation personnel where the battery connects so they can disconnect it easily.

While travel scooters are great in most situations, if you require a scooter that can handle more than 250 to 300 pounds, or you plan on using the scooter outdoors over rough terrain, you’ll want to purchase a special heavy-duty scooter so you can be comfortable and get the most out of your scooter or power chair.