Electric scooters.

[Dogtrousers]

It seems @captain nemo1701 that you're still on the fence about e-scooters. Do you like them or not? Make your mind up!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I had one come at me last night as I drove on a one way street. Cocky sod just rode in the middle of the road, making evil eyed, eye contact with me as if to say "what you gonna do about it"! Guess who had to swerve to stay upright?

 

[captain nemo1701]

It seems @captain nemo1701 that you're still on the fence about e-scooters. Do you like them or not? Make your mind up!

Dislike them. IMHO, jumped up kids toys a supposedly green version of the old go-ped, appeal to the can't-be- bothered-to-walk-or-cycle-but-crave-convenience brigade who want a magic button they press to do everything at minimal effort. Pavement hazard, but too afraid of the road. Why does anyone need to do 20 mph on a pavement?...put one foot in front of the other & repeat

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Dislike them. IMHO, jumped up kids toys a supposedly green version of the old go-ped, appeal to the can't-be- bothered-to-walk-or-cycle-but-crave-convenience brigade who want a magic button they press to do everything at minimal effort. Pavement hazard, but too afraid of the road. Why does anyone need to do 20 mph on a pavement?...put one foot in front of the other & repeat

Which is fine

but just now I realised that we had run out of bread - and needed some for SWMBO's breakfast
walking to the co-op (nearest shop) would take 10 minutes then plus 10 minute's back
Getting the bike out of the shed plus riding there - locking it up, unlocking it - then riding back - probably close to the same time#
But if I had an electric scooter it takes up little room and doesn't have an oily chain and stuff - like a bike - so could potentially have been just by the back door
whizz it out - a couple of minutes there - get the bread - couple of minutes back

instead I took the car
probably took the same time in the car as on an electric scooter

I know it is convenience and I could have insisted that she had something else - but that is how society works at the moment
and large changes to society take a long time and come against a lot of resistance
so basically won't happen

but the points about riding on the pavement and recklessly are valid - which comes down to enforcement which has its own problems

 

[captain nemo1701]

Which is fine

but just now I realised that we had run out of bread - and needed some for SWMBO's breakfast
walking to the co-op (nearest shop) would take 10 minutes then plus 10 minute's back
Getting the bike out of the shed plus riding there - locking it up, unlocking it - then riding back - probably close to the same time#
But if I had an electric scooter it takes up little room and doesn't have an oily chain and stuff - like a bike - so could potentially have been just by the back door
whizz it out - a couple of minutes there - get the bread - couple of minutes back

instead I took the car
probably took the same time in the car as on an electric scooter

I know it is convenience and I could have insisted that she had something else - but that is how society works at the moment
and large changes to society take a long time and come against a lot of resistance
so basically won't happen

but the points about riding on the pavement and recklessly are valid - which comes down to enforcement which has its own problems

May I ask why you just didn't walk?. 10 mins is nothing. Its about the same as my walk to Tesco's which...about a month ago...was interrupted by a beep-beep-beep noise from behind. It was a yoof on a private escooter beeping at me - a pedestrian shockingly walking on a pavement - to get out of his way. Poor little thing, obviously legs not working. So I ignored him....and slowed my pace .

 

[PK99]

May I ask why you just didn't walk?. 10 mins is nothing. Its about the same as my walk to Tesco's which...about a month ago...was interrupted by a beep-beep-beep noise from behind. It was a yoof on a private escooter beeping at me - a pedestrian shockingly walking on a pavement - to get out of his way. Poor little thing, obviously legs not working. So I ignored him....and slowed my pace .

I've taken to standing my ground to pavement cyclists. So far I done it twice and each rime the cyclist has chosen to hit me rather than stop.

 

[Drago]

I stand my ground and for some strange reason they never ride into my outstretched fist.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

May I ask why you just didn't walk?. 10 mins is nothing. Its about the same as my walk to Tesco's which...about a month ago...was interrupted by a beep-beep-beep noise from behind. It was a yoof on a private escooter beeping at me - a pedestrian shockingly walking on a pavement - to get out of his way. Poor little thing, obviously legs not working. So I ignored him....and slowed my pace .

10 minutes there -same back
some minutes in the shop

so half an hour to get there and back
and it was trying to rain

and my wife wanted her breakfast

OK - not a life and death issue - but most people would not even have though of getting the bike out
which I would normally do

 

[captain nemo1701]

In the last 10 mins outside...bloke on private escooter shoots past in road overtaking cars, estimated speed in excess of 30 mph. Saw two people coming other way both on same Voi scooter - only one rider permitted by rules (never adhered to). Also saw bloke weaving around on those daft e-wheels, never indicated where he was turning which is never a good thing in traffic.

Also on B2B cycle path, this morning a guy doing high speed ...uphill....on souped-up escooter dressed in full face crash helmet, knee & elbow pads, motorcycling gloves. Nice...we ban 30 mph mopeds from cycle paths and this fool is racing on one. What if he hits a pedestrian?. Cycle paths were built for those who wish to cycle, not lazy people who crave speed & convenience but can't be bothered to pedal. Yeah, know all about the whizz kids on their carbon road bikes but we don't really need another lot of speed-addicts on cyclepaths.

 

[Drago]

Captain Nemo for President!

 

[captain nemo1701]

Captain Nemo for President!

I'd just settle for the old big red button marked 'destroy all escooters forever'.

 

[captain nemo1701]

Speeding escooter down under.....late for work apparently :



Exactly what we don't need on roads or cyclepaths.

 

[Drago]

Illegal e snotter being ridden two up on the footway stopped by dibble and ticketed right in front of me outside daughters school yesterday. They were adults, not sprogs or teenagers, so should have known better.

I made a point of grinning inanely at them throughout to let them know I was enjoying the show.

Nice to know that just occasionally there is a copper about when you need one. Ironic, as there's a good half dozen of us retired job that hang about waiting for their kids.

 

[Pale Rider]

Nice to know that just occasionally there is a copper about when you need one. Ironic, as there's a good half dozen of us retired job that hang about waiting for their kids.

That's part of the reason why there are so few coppers about - they've all retired at an age when they still have children at school.

 

[Drago]

My oldest is 35, my granddaughter 15.

I'm nearer 60 than 50 now so I'm not a wee bairn. I'm a virile old perv with a much younger wife.