E-Scooters are lethal as transport

[classic33]

New laws in Ireland from midnight tonight. More to follow in the coming months.

 

[Drago]

Canr beat a bit of victim blaming.

Mind you, anything that deters people from riding these devides cant be bad.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

New laws in Ireland from midnight tonight. More to follow in the coming months.

How is this going to be enforced?
Who is going to stop the riders in order to fine them?
An officer in a car, no way, the scooter can escape easy.
An officer on foot? Again, no way.
Maybe an officer on an Ebike, if they can handle a bike well

 

[classic33]

How is this going to be enforced?
Who is going to stop the riders in order to fine them?
An officer in a car, no way, the scooter can escape easy.
An officer on foot? Again, no way.
Maybe an officer on an Ebike, if they can handle a bike well

They use/operate mobile checkpoints over there. Fail to stop when signalled to do so and one of those on the checkpoint will be on you sharpish.

I've been stopped at a few of their mobile checkpoints, for no reason other than I was on the road at the time.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

They use/operate mobile checkpoints over there. Fail to stop when signalled to do so and one of those on the checkpoint will be on you sharpish.

I've been stopped at a few of their mobile checkpoints, for no reason other than I was on the road at the time.

You were on your bike/trike, correct?
The checkpoint operator (police, correct?) have a car, yes?
An electric scooter can swiftly disappear where a car can't follow, doesn't need to stay on the road.
If you were on a bike when they stopped you, you could have evaded too, should you so have been inclined.
Next thing will be all cyclists have to wear a helmet and HiViz, while the E-scooter riders will still do what they do now.
I thought they were illegal anyway unless ridden on private land, maybe in Ireland is different.

 

[classic33]

You were on your bike/trike, correct?
The checkpoint operator (police, correct?) have a car, yes?
An electric scooter can swiftly disappear where a car can't follow, doesn't need to stay on the road.
If you were on a bike when they stopped you, you could have evaded too, should you so have been inclined.
Next thing will be all cyclists have to wear a helmet and HiViz, while the E-scooter riders will still do what they do now.
I thought they were illegal anyway unless ridden on private land, maybe in Ireland is different.

I was on a bike at the time. And like all vehicles on the same road, headed in the same direction were being stopped.
The Gardai operate in a different manner to the police over here. The laws are different over there, as illustrated by the fact that you seldom see mobile checkpoints on the roads over here.

Hi-Vis and helmets are mandatory in Dublin for all cyclists as it is. As is the mandatory use of cycle lanes(in Dublin).

Electric scooters are legal as long as they meet current regulations.

 

[tyred]

How is this going to be enforced?
Who is going to stop the riders in order to fine them?
An officer in a car, no way, the scooter can escape easy.
An officer on foot? Again, no way.
Maybe an officer on an Ebike, if they can handle a bike well

They won't enforce it.

Given that they don't bother enforcing any of the other rules of the road, this won't be any different.

It doesn't matter that he has 37 previous convictions. He's a good boy who has managed not to get caught doing anything wrong in the past few months, and he needs his licence to take his granny to pick up her pension from the post office on Fridays.