The other person informed me there is water along the road and she had great difficulty using the wheelchair there. It would be better if I went another way though longer, but dry. I said thanks but went ahead, out of curiosity but also a different wheelchair might fare better, or worse. On this occasion, I had more difficulty turning around than trying to get through the water, though not deep, but the surface the water now covered made it really difficult to know your way without getting stuck.
The helpfulness of the lady who took the trouble to stop and inform me. The differences in wheelchair. What is amazing is people respecting you to assist to get out of trouble, than trying to take over the situation and for example physically lift you and the chair out. It was not a big trouble, I had not gone too far in. But if you had walked through that you know how troublesome it is under the feet, let alone wheels.
As I went back there a few days later, the knowledge about the road condition made me think twice about using that part of the road, even now dry, but it seems to have more loose rocks and pebbles than before the rain the other way. I thought the countless times I used this road over time, now the provision for other types of vehicles raises awareness for people with additional mobility needs, but also nothing replaces the human touch. What amazes today was that the pebbles and rocks had disappeared and there is a sign on each direction of the road to warn all users to take care in times of rain and flood. I thought that was great. I also thought maybe there could have been some ways I could have contributed to the improvement.
