Is this an eye sore or commonplace ?

A recent study conducted for my Master Thesis on: Investigating the Determinants of Assistive Technology among the Special Needs population - found one of the leading determinants of the use of assistive technology to be related to social stigma.  Is that surprising? Why is it that in society it is commonplace to see a bike attached to the rear of a vehicle, yet this wheelchair caught my eye and probably many others.   Food for thought...