Moped car for 16 year olds coming to the UK soon!

[asterix]

As for the proposed vehicles, yes they do have them in France and IIRC drivers need not take a test, or at least a full test.

In the rural France I know they are incredibly rare, however. Despite it being a fairly poor area of the country almost all drivers have a full-sized vehicle. I simply don't see them catching on any better in the UK.

 

[Archie_tect]

Mobility scooters.... OK you've convinced me Mort.

 

[Lanzecki]

Some of the small electric cars are small enough to be driven at 16, and from what I've seen people do use them in citys are sensible (as much as a car in a city can be called sensible) but anywhere with a 40 zone and you'll just get suicide over takes all the time.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

What's the problem? In Italy most 14 years old get a moped, then when they are 16 they can drive a Vespa.
A basic road awareness test, as far as I remember, is required for the Vespa, but not for the moped.
You all know how the Italians drive ...

 

[Lanzecki]

What's the problem? In Italy most 14 years old get a moped, then when they are 16 they can drive a Vespa.
A basic road awareness test, as far as I remember, is required for the Vespa, but not for the moped.
You all know how the Italians drive ...

Maybe that's why they drive like that...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

IMO the moped will never catch on here in the UK because of the weather, only us crazy cyclist like to get soaked.

 

[swee'pea99]

I really like the idea of small, slow, low emission cars for the city. Our children's children will look back in disbelief at our current behaviour - dragging a ton and a half of over-powered metal on a 9 MPH two mile round trip to get the groceries.

There'll always be a place - and a use - for big, powerful cars. But ones like this could at least start people thinking about new ways.

The age thing is a non-issue, and £10K is bonkers, but other than that I think there may be something potentially quite interesting at least starting to happen.

 

[Accy cyclist]

So because they don't go fast, and they only carry 2 people does that mean that if a cyclist is hit by a "I haven't passed a test" 16 year old the cyclist wont be injured(?)

 

[Archie_tect]

not mortally, just... injured.

 

[palinurus]

I don't want 16 year olds driving about in these.





I want 40 year-old salesmen driving about in them.

 

[Archie_tect]

I want 40 year-old salesmen driving about in them.

Give over, they'd drive round on Sunday mornings down dual carriageways 2 abreast....

 

[asterix]

[QUOTE 2168590, member: 259"]Don't worry, everyone, they have them here and they only tend to get driven by old people who've had their licence taken away because they can't see very well. [/quote]

..as well as being drunk!?