A Cootamundra councillor has asked scooter riders aged from 7 to 70 to slow down on CBD footpaths.
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Cr Stewie Stewart says he's had complaints from people who've nearly been knocked down by mobility scooters driven too fast by senior citizens.
And at the other end of the spectrum, he's had complaints from older pedestrians about youngsters riding scooters, skateboards and bicycles too fast along footpaths.
It's especially noticeable, he says, around the entrances to Woolworths and other shops - and, of course, on the footpaths going around and about the skate park.
"Mobility scooters can go really fast, probably 40km/h at full tilt - and if they cruise along close to the front of shops it's only a matter of time before someone's injured coming out of a store," Cr Stewart said.
"I've also heard of a mobility scooter that was hit by a car because it shot across an intersection too fast.
"To people with scooters, I'd like to say there's no need to have it on full throttle and at least keep it away from the doorways."
To younger riders, Cr Stewart's plea is for them to show more respect for older pedestrians and not expect them to get out of the way when they're coming through.
"It's a catch 22, because the kids usually have something in their ears - if the older pedestrians say something they can't hear it."
Another problem near the skate park is that even though there's a bin a metre away, some youngsters throw their rubbish on the path - and that happens too with people at the bottle recycling machines who leave cardboard boxes behind.
"The majority of kids and senior citizens around town are fine, it's just those thoughtless few who I'd like to ask to slow down and take more care."
Resident Cheryl Endacott said in the last month a dozen times she'd nearly fallen over because some young people would not move to one side for adults.
"Sometimes they come directly at you or ride up right behind you and scare the hell out of you.
"I'm sick and tired of it."