https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44952844
why even bother the police dont care,every kid i see up my road has a hover board now pmsl.
why even bother the police dont care,every kid i see up my road has a hover board now pmsl.
Segway electric skates face 'hoverboard ban'
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Wonder how many folk have died or even injured by pit bikes... Big fat zero.tho plenty of kids have had the pit bikes taken from them and even in the local rag now and then riding in the local field.
and the only reason is ppl moaning about the noise lol.
50mph hover boards not a problem as no noise
Easy targets for do gooders.
Sorry, don't agree. I think our 1835 Highway Act was a far sighted and sensible law, banning all motorised vehicles unless specifically approved. That prevents anything dangerous being legally used before being thoroughly checked for safety.
The problem isn't the law, it's the failings of the manufacturers and or suppliers. All they have to do is approach the DfT for an approval and measure to permit usage, but they just don't bother.
Take this current example, Segway. Their original hoverboard is banned by the 1835 act of course. But if only they realised it they are more than half way there already, since it's already exempt from type approval in current law and at least one UK police force already use them safely "off-road" in public areas. All it needs is the usage permission added for the rest of us, so a sensible submission with samples supplied for testing by such as the Vehicle Inspectorate and the RRL could achieve that.
Segways are mobility devices so could fit conveniently into the existing law for mobility chairs, use up to 4mph on pavements or 8mph on roads. Since the Devon and Cornwall Police use them at up to 15mph on beaches among sunbathers I can see no objection to that.
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