Mobile unit based on Gregory Boulevard 17/18 January

Saturday 17 January Incident report (ref 236) "I'm disabled, Ive had both knees replaced. One operation was 3 years ago, the other just 6 months ago. I'm still waiting for operations for replacement elbows and shoulders. I can walk, but you can see its painful and with a lot of difficulty. I don't want to use a wheelchair or a mobility buggy. I want to keep as mobile as I can. One thing I can still do is ride a bike. I use the bike as a mobility aid. I can also lean on it when I walk. I live around here and Gregory Boulevard is really dangerous. I just don't feel safe riding in the road.I need to be on the pavement. My problem with the officers is that I get singled out for riding my bike on the pavement. I keep getting harassed. It is harassment as its one particular officer who forces me to go on the road when he sees me. I've told him my problem and I have even pulled up my trousers to show him my scars. His response is along the line of " it could be from a cut or something". I have now got a city council mobility pass with my photo on so I can use the tram and bus. I carry that with me all the time. I know if I was in a mobility buggy on the pavement I would not be hassled. I don't know what to do about this. The last time it happened I took the officers name. I have got it at home. I understand they are doing their job and they serve a purpose but its not helping me."