Dude, my mom is 5.4 and 60 years old, she is easily able to sit sideways and ride 20 kms one way totalling 50 kms average ride everyday. Definitely not a reason to cancel, only downside is there is no saree handle, so holding the vehicle on the side is a bit of a hassle but not a dealbreaker.
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Hey,
That should not be problemā¦
if you donāt mind can you come with your mother to Ather space Chennaiā¦ where you can actually take ride with your mother and see how comfortable she would feelā¦
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Yes my mother cannot climb the ather when i stand like a bahubali. Ofcourse, When i tilt it she can easily swing a leg and sit. She is 60 and has joint problemsā¦ All depends on you if you want to find a solution youll find one else life is difficult if fear is an option.
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my mother is short and she had same problem climbing.
I bought a portable stool from Amazon and my mother is able to climb easily now.
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Iāve been seeing this from a month or two.
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price ?
can share pic
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Came across. this product on Amazon. A screen guard for Ather.
Any one tired yet?
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If you looking for tempered glass, donāt take this one. Itās just a thicker plastic screen guard.
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Is there an foot rest on the vehicle ?
Yes the riders footboard doubles up as a footrest on both sides which is suprisingly very comfortable to use. But there isnāt a big one to help sit sideways.
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Thanks. So how are people coping up ? Both my wife and mother sit sideways wearing a saree. Do they have an risk of falling off ?
Both my wife and Mom are short. But My wife doesnāt struggle to sit sideways wearing saree.
But, my mom struggles because of the height and the distance between pillion seat and footrest. So Using a small stool to get into seat. But still she prefers to take scooty whenever she comesā¦ Managing with stool for now.
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I got it, itās pretty decent quality, only thing is that you have to manually cut the corners to make it fit perfectly.
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Its always risky sitting sideways, a traditional scooter or an ather.
Ather has chosen the asthetics as priority over utility on this particular add on. But there is a saree guard that they provide so I donāt understand the logic behind it completely.
As of now and I think there wonāt be a change with this feature.
You could try to have a test drive with your mother and wife and ask for their opinion.
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Regulatory requirements 
. Ather had to provide a saree guard due to regulatory requirements.
As your rightly told, sitting sideways is risky in any scooter. Added to that climbing up is difficult in the 450. If there is a pillion with saree, Iād park Ather and use a Car/Auto.
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Another alternative would be, if your wife or mother can ride. Let them ride and you sit as pilion. Because riding in a saree is no issue at all.
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I removed my vehicles saree guard in second service itselfā¦
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I hope there arenāt any warranty clauses regarding removal of saree guard. 
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