E-scooters 'are five times safer than bikes' - Study by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

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[guerney]

Ruling will apply to scooters that meet the below, so basically the equivalent of the hire scheme ones.

Might be, we won't know till they unveil their new Transport Bill in full or Grant Snapps snaps it out somewhere

Queen’s Speech reveals change to make e-scooters legal on public roads

Regulation could set speed limits and requirements for lights and helmets to allow widespread use of electric vehicles

www.nationalworld.com

 

[guerney]

A parachute will come in handy in a collision, as the rider is launched into the air? Looks heavier than the rumoured 55kg limit - a really wide and long base could accommodate small chatty cocktail parties on the back, but the ligislation may limit those to dwarves (leprechauns in Ireland).

 

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its 80kg 72v 90A

 

[guerney]

its 80kg 72v 90A

Very impressive batteries on these gizmos.... To get long range and beat the weight limit, one could carry a spare in a rucksack.

 

[soundwave]

all the kids would have those things if they never cost$10.000

 

[guerney]

all the kids would have those things if they never cost$10.000

I bet the cheapos will be modded to high speed, more range etc. helped by some scooter forum somewhere.

 

[passionate off roader]

Five times safer than a bike? I find that very difficult to believe.

 

[guerney]

89% of hysterical Express readers in a poll say e-scooters should be banned - will the gov blink?


"Recent research conducted by Nextbase, the UK’s leading British Dash Cam brand, found that e-scooter riders are 16 times more likely to be injured in a collision than a car passenger, leaving young and untrained riders vulnerable."

Readers slam electric scooter legalisation: 'Menace to pedestrians'

ELECTRIC SCOOTERS should be banned in the UK despite plans to legalise them, a new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found.

www.express.co.uk

 

[guerney]

After learning to ride a bicycle, cylists don't usually keep falling off at every small bump in the road:

"It's new so people are getting used to it, like people learning to ride bike for the first time."

Private e-scooters: What should happen next?

BBC Politics East visits Great Yarmouth and Basildon to get people's views on e-scooters.

www.bbc.co.uk

While cycling back from work in the rain last night and thudding into and out an infinity of nasty rain filled potholes, it made perfect sense that e-scooterists on their ickle wheels, choose sticking to pavements: topple over the wrong way after a tiny wheel is swallowed by a small pothole, and they'd get crushed under traffic, but pedestrians soften landings... especially now that we're "The Fat Man of Europe". Better to be crusher than crushed.

 

[jimriley]

Here we go, escooter racing...

Racing revolution: eSkootr's claim to transform motor sport

Sprint knockout races, urban pop-up circuits, a message of sustainability championed by a diverse field – how much does eSkootr indicate the future of racing?

www.motorsportmagazine.com

 

[jimriley]

89% of hysterical Express readers in a poll say e-scooters should be banned - will the gov blink?


"Recent research conducted by Nextbase, the UK’s leading British Dash Cam brand, found that e-scooter riders are 16 times more likely to be injured in a collision than a car passenger, leaving young and untrained riders vulnerable."

Readers slam electric scooter legalisation: 'Menace to pedestrians'

ELECTRIC SCOOTERS should be banned in the UK despite plans to legalise them, a new poll of Express.co.uk readers has found.

www.express.co.uk

There has to be something to replace Nipples...

 

[guerney]

This poor chap burst his spleen and died after hitting a tree flat - a helmet wouldn't have have prevented that - I bet he would have survived if he had been using an ebike... from a seated riding position he might have hit the tree with a helmeteted head, or glanced it with a shoulder or arm. A wise safety measure before legalising e-scooters, would be to glue mattresses on all vehicles and objects with flat vertical surfaces at or over waist height. Or wipers to remove the blood...

Family of dad who died in e-scooter crash ask Government to ‘think again’ about legalisation

Paul Mulqueen of Coventry died aged 41 from catastrophic internal injuries caused when he crashed into a tree

inews.co.uk

 

[nigelbb]

This poor chap burst his spleen and died after hitting a tree flat - a helmet wouldn't have have prevented that - I bet he would have survived if he had been using an ebike... from a seated riding position he might have hit the tree with a helmeteted head, or glanced it with a shoulder or arm. A wise safety measure before legalising e-scooters, would be to glue mattresses on all vehicles and objects with flat vertical surfaces at or over waist height. Or wipers to remove the blood...

Family of dad who died in e-scooter crash ask Government to ‘think again’ about legalisation

Paul Mulqueen of Coventry died aged 41 from catastrophic internal injuries caused when he crashed into a tree

inews.co.uk

"crashed his e-scooter while riding on the pavement."

 

[StuartsProjects]

"had no idea it was illegal to ride them at the time"

So no idea it was illegal to use them on the pavement ?

 

[guerney]

This non-running 12-inch wheeled project is almost a e-scooter, if didn't have pedals and had an illegal (for pedelecs) throttle. If they legalise e-scooters, could I turn my pedelec into a e-scooter by removing the pedals, adding a bit of hardboard and a throttle? Will there suddenly be a lot of ebike to e-scooter conversion kits? Wil such conversions need to be type approved by the Department of Transport? If they legalise e-scooters, it'd be absurd to not allow us pedelecers throttles!

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[guerney]

"crashed his e-scooter while riding on the pavement."

"had no idea it was illegal to ride them at the time"

So no idea it was illegal to use them on the pavement ?

You never know, he might have been dyxelepxix? I expect Halfords will be selling guns soon.

 

[StuartsProjects]

If they legalise e-scooters, it'd be absurd to not allow us pedelecers throttles!

Completly daft really.

I will assume that a eBike is a good deal safer on the road than a eScooter. My eBike can cope with the moonscape roads we have these days, but an eScooter ?

So if you are for whatever reason not able or want to exert the effort of using pedals, you would have to use an eScooter versus a far superior eBike ?

 

[Craiggor 2]

This non-running 12-inch wheeled project is almost a e-scooter, if didn't have pedals and had an illegal (for pedelecs) throttle. If they legalise e-scooters, could I turn my pedelec into a e-scooter by removing the pedals, adding a bit of hardboard and a throttle? Will there suddenly be a lot of ebike to e-scooter conversion kits? Wil such conversions need to be type approved by the Department of Transport? If they legalise e-scooters, it'd be absurd to not allow us pedelecers throttles!

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What will the legislators do with this one? If your sitting and pedalling no throttle allowed, stand up and you can use the throttle.

 

[flecc]

What will the legislators do with this one? If your sitting and pedalling no throttle allowed, stand up and you can use the throttle.

Not so, with a legal 250 watt motor fitted it will be a pedelec, so no fully acting throttle allowed, whether standing or not.

With a scooter motor up to 500 watts, it will be a moped.

I take your point though, this is the mess the legislators are getting themselves into.
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