Let's unpack that a little bit, just for the sake of discussion.
... I give 'em the right-of-way out of courtesy, just as I'd give it to 'most anyone ...
But what if the scooter-rider is trying to let YOU go first? How come the more able-bodied think it's up to them to decide a scooter needs their courtesy?
I'm telling you, when I'm on foot no one hurries out of the way for me to go first, but on the scooter, I will be apologized to by people who think they're in my way, by just about every shopper I pass.
It's just weird-- because apparently none of these nice people design the ADA accommodations. The same good sense and manners evident in the population (as guilt) are not matched by the facilities.
It's weird!
As my rehab and fitness advance, some days I'm walking in a big store and some days I'm scootering. It's weird, I tell you, weird!
Or look at it this way. The difficulty I have one day might be leg-related, and another day it might be back-related. There've been days when the BEST thing I could do for the injury was stand up, hop off the scooter, reach for a high item, and get it down for myself. And get right back on, to scooter off to the next department. But before I can even pick out what I want, somebody is reaching up, unasked, to grab an item for me. It's weird! Of course I thank them, or give a cheery "no thanks" to offers that aren't actually helpful, but it's weird!
A whole set of rigid assumptions kick in at the sight of the scooter.
The converse also is true-- an elderly friend likes to walk, but he's very unsteady and slow. Does he get respect, help, or courtesy? No, because he's not on a scooter. So for trying to walk and keep his fitness at least where it is, he's run over. Weird!