BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Electric scooters.
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classic33
Leg End Member
No no, even better would be police snipers on every corner.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
Need them for litter louts
Tazering is too good for them
Nail em up! 😉
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I was in The City yesterday and saw several e-scooter riders riding sensibly, stopping at all red lights, not doing anything crazy. Front and rear lights and helmet. Quite clearly they were commuters not rushing to use public transport and I commend them for riding sensibly.
It is by people riding responsibly this way that laws get changed for the better.
Those a-holes (yoofs on sidewalks) need to be punished.
It is by people riding responsibly this way that laws get changed for the better.
Those a-holes (yoofs on sidewalks) need to be punished.
classic33
Leg End Member
It's not all/only yoofs on the the sidewalks. There were a couple of council office workers, locally, using them on the pavements to travel less than 100 yards to the shops. Nearly always against the flow of road traffic.
Most of them appear to have bought them under a council backed scheme. Stopped when it was pointed out they were not legal.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I was riding along a canal path yesterday when I got the shock of my life
thought my bike had literally fallen apart
braked and slowed down (they tend to happen together)
only to see an e-scooter shoot past me making one HELL of a racket
the canal path was bumpy and stoney and the footplate was grounding all the time creating the racket
in my mind the wheels are too small - and this also applies to roads and cycle paths where the surface can me far from good
thought my bike had literally fallen apart
braked and slowed down (they tend to happen together)
only to see an e-scooter shoot past me making one HELL of a racket
the canal path was bumpy and stoney and the footplate was grounding all the time creating the racket
in my mind the wheels are too small - and this also applies to roads and cycle paths where the surface can me far from good
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Tasers?....No, these:
I just got back from visiting a mate in Exeter. To my surprise....no escooters. Not one. I only saw one bloke on a skateboard. Unfortunately, Bristol is infested with them, all over the pavements, cutting corners, riding the wrong way on the roads etc.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
I had a female friend of mine aged 70 knocked down like this in Bristol. Unsure of a hire or private scooter but the A-Hole didn't stop:
View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-63041115
View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-63041115
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Interesting point made by ths case
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/01/lond...-barnet-council-after-pothole-crash-17859245/
So - riding illegally on the road on an escooter
BUT was - apparently = wearing a helmet
but - as it says - no knee pads (should I wear them on my bike?????)
anyway - hot a pothole - which may or may not have existed but lets ignore that - front wheel stopped dead and ride goes over the handlebars
I note that the pothole was 'difficult to see' because it was dark - but no mention of lights
so - ignoring the above victim blaming -does she have a case???
I also wonder, if she succeeds and gets a payout will this force councils to maintain roads to a standard where the small wheels on an e-scooter as OK on it and not base everything on what is safe for a car/truck/bike
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/01/lond...-barnet-council-after-pothole-crash-17859245/
So - riding illegally on the road on an escooter
BUT was - apparently = wearing a helmet
but - as it says - no knee pads (should I wear them on my bike?????)
anyway - hot a pothole - which may or may not have existed but lets ignore that - front wheel stopped dead and ride goes over the handlebars
I note that the pothole was 'difficult to see' because it was dark - but no mention of lights
so - ignoring the above victim blaming -does she have a case???
I also wonder, if she succeeds and gets a payout will this force councils to maintain roads to a standard where the small wheels on an e-scooter as OK on it and not base everything on what is safe for a car/truck/bike
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
No case at all. Any road imperfection is a risk on scooters with their tiny wheels.
classic33
Leg End Member
She's admitted she was on the road illegally, so should have no case whatsoever.
No lights will also count against her.
"Mrs Drago said she did not know it was illegal when she took her new e-scooter on the road and it was only her third outing on it."
Since when has ignorance been a defense?
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
I do hate the way Journalists make things up.
It should read:
An e-scooter rider who broke her leg in a crash is pursuing a personal injury claim against the council responsible for the road and has alleged consequential financial loss and damages totalling almost £30,000.
At the moment the case is still determining fault and is bring up an important legal ruling as the injury was sustained during the illegal use of a private e-scooter. Interesting discussion here:-
https://www.penningtonslaw.com/news...urpi-causa-exclude-claims-for-personal-injury
