vickster
Legendary Member
Just report as stolen if it gets chucked in canal!
E-scooters to be allowed on public roads
- Thread starter captain nemo1701
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midlife
Guru
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Just had two kids shoot past my home office window, one on a BMX pedaling as fast as possible being chased by mate on an e-scooter, middle of road, swerving all-over, didn't bother slowing down for the staggered crossroads....
One can see it as natural selection at work....
Hopefully
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Good choices. A bit of Darwinism needed there.
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captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Out in Bristol centre this lunchtime, saw an utterly reckless idiot on a souped-up private escooter. We have a rainbow zebra crossing leading into Castle Park, two people were on it when Mr Idiot came shooting through on his escooter, straight over the crossing, not even bothering to slow down, estimated to be doing about 30mph. I loathe these things even more today........
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
I'm all for green transport, but I can't really see the point in rental e-scooters. I'm trying to imagine when and where I would need one in my city. Perhaps if I commuted by train and needed to get from the train station to the office, and back again. But that would require an e-scooter base at each end, and it would have to be quite cheap.
The cost of rental I think is a big factor. If you make it too cheap, young'uns would just hire them for fun and as we have seen, probably ride them irresponsibly. Make them too expensive and no-one would use them. Am I missing something here?
The cost of rental I think is a big factor. If you make it too cheap, young'uns would just hire them for fun and as we have seen, probably ride them irresponsibly. Make them too expensive and no-one would use them. Am I missing something here?
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captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
I wouldn't count escooters as 'green':
1. Lithium mined in the Congo, awful conditions.
2. You need to charge them, leccy needs to come from some source.....might not be green.
if i were commuting by train, I'd get myself a classic Brompton
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classic33
Leg End Member
That's why the legal age limit of 18 was placed on their use for these trial schemes.
Very few clearly under that age seem to have been stopped for using them though.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I see secondary school kids riding the legal scooters in Northampton.
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captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
I've seen kids on the hire ones here in Bristol.
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Deleted member 26715
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That will be mummy & daddy hiring them for them, anything so they can live their own life without the kids hassling them
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
like the ones who bought them for the kids , get modified by their little angels who can do no wrong ?
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captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
Well, eventually little Johnny will go under the wheels of something big, then it'll be tragic headlines in the local rag. I popped out to the local shop last night for some groceries, kid on private escooter casually weaving left & right as he sped down the main road.....
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
But it wont be little johnny`s fault , as seen by the riots after a couple paid the price after crashing when the police were following them
