Just trying to clarify a few points -
1. Where was your foot located during these 4 separate times? I've been using scooters for several decades and have always insured both feet were on the deck of the ECV and not anywhere near a place that could crush it.
2. If you're able to protect your foot when you steer yourself, what is being done different when a driver attempts to assist you? I guess in terms of where your foot is?
3. You are saying that it is an assault - at what point was your actual physical body moved? It sounds that it was just your scooter - and since the driver of the bus is responsible for YOUR safety - it seems reasonable that they'd want your scooter positioned and secured properly. You're riding a DISNEY bus with DISNEY rules and procedures and practices. I would strongly suggest you hire your own transportation to avoid having to submit to their need to keep riders safe.
4. You shared that there were 4 instances of foot crushing - but then speak of one negligent driver. Was this the same driver all 4 times? And were they all different times?
The problem is you're not trying to clarify, you're trying to poke holes in what I said -- and/or suggest that because I can park my own scooter correctly, but I'm not safe when a hurried driver forcibly grabs control of the scooter against my will and without giving me any time to react, that somehow means I shouldn't ride the bus. That's pretty absurd.
This was 4 drivers, 4 incidents across multiple years. And dozens of other incidents where the scooter was grabbed and moved quickly against my will with no time to react, but luckily nothing went wrong. More than that I don't really feel a reason to share in detail for people to pick apart and excuse the reckless behavior of the drivers.
I'm just fine parking my own scooter on my own, on the first attempt. I've owned it for well over a decade. The problem only happens when it's crowded so the driver is rushing, assumes it will be faster for them to just do it without allowing me to demonstrate, grabs control while I am verbally telling them NO, and then bashes my foot into the wall or the side of the ramp because they didn't listen to anything I said and didn't notice where my feet are or that I can't bend my knee properly or my ankle at all. I need a minute (well, maybe 15-20 seconds) to pull my foot into a safe position and they don't give me that before ramming the scooter forwards.
When I'm driving or someone I trust is steering while I control the "gas pedal", I know where my foot is at all times in relation to any objects and I can stop the instant ny foot touches something before it gets squished. I can also move it to a position where it's safely within the boundaries of the scooter, but it's painful and slow to make that movement, and I can't do it while the driver is already moving me. My first instinct is to yell NO WAIT and by the time I get a full sentence out, *crunch* too late. Drivers don't know where my foot is, don't look, and don't listen when I say "give me 5 seconds" or "please be careful of my foot" or even "NO STOP STOP STOP!!!!"
Am I overreacting by refusing to allow any driver to control my scooter? Sure, I likely am. Not all drivers are reckless speed demons trying to medal in scooter loading. I've met some sweet considerate drivers. And I'm sure rven the ones who caused the incidents would be friendly and helpful during situations that don't involve a line of people waiting for the bus. But they still aren't able to keep track of where my foot is the way I can. You'd overreact too after having your foot crushed four separate times.
In any case, this is my problem, no one else's. As I've already stated, I have no qualms letting my friend steer me backwards up the ramp if that's necessary. It's been mentioned in the thread that it is NOT necessary, and I should be able to go up forwards as usual and turn around inside the bus. That's fine, I'm an experienced driver with a smaller 3wheel scooter that can turn on a dime. And if a driver insists it must be backwards, I'm okay staying at the resort alone for a few days until my friend arrives.