June 15, 20223 yr Not the first and not the last to occur, there will be many more to come. As has been said these are too dangerous to be used on footpaths whether shared or not and is it high time for them to be banned or the police come down harder on users now rather then later.
June 15, 20223 yr Author they seem to have vanished around here prob because all there shitty fake batts from china crapped out lol
June 15, 20223 yr Yesterday, a couple of traffic cops parked before a roundabout sounded their siren briefly after I passed by on my legal throttle-less pedelec, wasn't sure if they wanted me to stop so I continued. By the time they had sounded the siren, I had exited the roundabout, so it could have been to alert someone else. There wasn't hot pursuit. Shortly afterwards I saw a woman walking her e-scooter, so it could have been a e-scooter checkpoint: https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/best-kit-for-mostly-off-road-commute.43633/page-2#post-655637 Edited June 15, 20223 yr by guerney
June 15, 20223 yr Those pavement/road missiles need crushing! The possible checkpoint I mentioned was here on Heathfield Way, southbound: https://goo.gl/maps/dbdh7ziEMScMpMdFA Edited June 15, 20223 yr by guerney
June 16, 20223 yr Not the first and not the last to occur, there will be many more to come. As has been said these are too dangerous to be used on footpaths whether shared or not and is it high time for them to be banned or the police come down harder on users now rather then later. They are already banned, although there's not many of them on the roads round here. The only way to stop people using e scooters, is to ban the sale of them completely. As it is you can buy them from Halfords and other major stores as well as online. l have to say, that if these had been available when l was a kid, l would have had no hesitation in getting one. It's going to happen, if you can buy them people will use them.
June 16, 20223 yr l have to say, that if these had been available when l was a kid, l would have had no hesitation in getting one. Me too. Trouble one is best taught how to ride a bike, or that's how I learned, taught by a family friend now long dead. Not many "How to ride a bike" night classes, but you can simply jump on an electric scooter and precariously wobble about falling off and colliding with things and people with rather more confidence in a very short space of time, after receiving one in the post or carrying it home from Halfords. Very appealing to commuters who can't ride a bike, a quick solution to a transport problem, but inferior to ebikes in almost every way. Edited June 16, 20223 yr by guerney
June 16, 20223 yr See more motor/petrol powered ones in these part, Quad bikes on the rise too, if the 5o do a dragnet type idea i do hope us moderately powered ebikes don't overly caught up. I must update my self portrait. I feel for her family and in some ways that 14 year old, we never know what transpired, he could of whizzed past and given her a heart attack or tapped her at 10 mph and she hit her head.
June 16, 20223 yr These scooters aren't as easy to ride as you think either, you need practice/training really
June 16, 20223 yr These scooters aren't as easy to ride as you think either, you need practice/training really I don't think they're as hard as learning to ride a bike - getting the hang of riding my nephew's e-scooter didn't take long. I gave him an earful about why ebikes are safer, but the other kids at school have them, flit about in ninja-like stealth evenings seeing their friends, looking like begging meerkats. At least some of them are now available in bright colours. I certainly felt their appeal - I'd have used one as a teenager, despite the tiny wheels. Much easier to move on public transport than most folding bikes. Edited June 16, 20223 yr by guerney
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