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Connie Bos from Lunteren had to stop walking in Mariënheem during the Sallandse Wandel4daagse because of pain in her foot caused by osteoarthritis. She had walked less than five kilometres and sat crying on a wall beside the church, saying she was saddened to have to stop because she enjoyed the event.
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Seventy-four-year-old Connie van Kuijen from Zoetermeer, who has difficulty walking and depends on her electric tricycle, was initially denied an exemption to ride through the city’s shopping streets. The regulation intended for people in her situation was described as complicated and inconsistent with medical rules. After further discussion, the municipality reversed its position. Van Kuijen may ride through the Dorpsstraat and Stadshart, and the alderman personally apologized. The municipality said she does not need an exemption because her tricycle is classified as a vehicle for people with disabilities.