"I was very shaken," Mr White said yesterday.
"It happened so fast — I was in shock."
His red enclosed scooter, which also sports the name "Bollard Basher", was knocked over in a collision with a car at the corner of George and Howe Sts, North Dunedin, at 11.10am on Wednesday.
Mr White was grateful for the speed with which bystanders and emergency services came to his aid.
"I appreciated the way they responded," he said.
Firefighters quickly arrived and helped Mr White out of the scooter, which he has used since 2017.
The crash had happened quickly, he had received a lump on the forehead, and had some pains in his upper arms, but had been sent home after spending Wednesday night in Dunedin Hospital.
Shortly after acquiring the scooter, Mr White, who has cerebral palsy, had told the Otago Daily Times that it had made a huge difference in his life, and he was now "much more independent".
It was fully enclosed, equipped with all the things he needed — a heater, reversing camera and a radio.
Mr White said Ruby went about 15kmh and was super-easy to run, needing only to be plugged into a power socket at home for charging.
He grew up in Owaka before moving to Dunedin to study and had got a job at the Valley Project.
It was "pretty sad" that his scooter, which was taken away, had been affected but was apparently not badly damaged, he said yesterday.
Mr White, who already works part-time, is completing his recovery, and would like to find some more part-time work.
