Vince Green Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Blimey! they are all over the place here EScooters | Dorset Police Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Seen a few of them zipping down the streets when driving through belfast, imagine stepping out of a shop and being hit by one of then things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) Some of the big ones will do over 30mph There is hardly a day goes by I don't see one being ridden on the road in London Edited May 31, 2021 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 i believe they will be added to the Corvid list....so BASC say.........no open season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 I use one every day or so as travelling across the city centre it is the quickest form of transport. I stick to the roads as per the rules, but I do occasionally put myself at risk on 8 laners etc hard turning right. I occasionally take a passenger if one of the girls from the office needs a lift. It is £1.80 per journey and just to move my car 8ft during the day would cost me that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 The kids and me hired ‘igo’ trikes many a day while in Ayia Napa a few years ago. They were great fun and we had a marvellous time. We would pull over and have a drink while waiting for their Mother to catch up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Hello, there was a TV documentary recently on these E bikes, worth a look on catch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 I tend to zip ahead of the others in traffic but on up hill sections the electric motor just doesn’t have the guts for it so I’m slowly caught. I’m less than 100kg and the uphills are not that steep in Liverpool so no idea how it would cope with a proper Yorkshireman in Sheffield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 22 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: I tend to zip ahead of the others in traffic but on up hill sections the electric motor just doesn’t have the guts for it so I’m slowly caught. I’m less than 100kg and the uphills are not that steep in Liverpool so no idea how it would cope with a proper Yorkshireman in Sheffield. Liverpool was where we had a detour recently - parked up at one of the McD near the footie stadiums, seemed to be several flocks of the things zooming around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) People seem to hate them but they are great fun. I look forward to them when I go on holiday, they were my main transport in Warsaw and Seville, nipping from tapas bar to tapas bar on warm sunny evenings. Love them, Britain is too stuffy towards things sometimes. Edited May 31, 2021 by Pangolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 17 minutes ago, Pangolin said: People seem to hate them but they are great fun. I look forward to them when I go on holiday, they were my main transport in Warsaw and Seville, nipping from tapas bar to tapas bar on warm sunny evenings. Love them, Britain is too stuffy towards things sometimes. This. I don't understand why people are so uptight about others doing something they enjoy. People moan about us shooters, we can't see the problem. We moan about e scooters and cyclists, while they can't see the problem. Dogs, cats.I could go on and on I could literally list hundreds of examples. If everything was banned what a boring rubbish existence it would be. If we all let people enjoy what they do, even when it causes us minor irritation the country would be a much better place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 15 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: I don't understand why people are so uptight about others doing something they enjoy. Some people enjoy going to a football match and having a punch-up after, is this OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) The trouble with the scooters is they have replaced the mopeds and pedal bikes as the favoured transport for the bag and phone snatchers Edited May 31, 2021 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 27 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Some people enjoy going to a football match and having a punch-up after, is this OK? If you look at my entire post you'll see I said even if it causes a minor inconvenience, punching people in the face or worse isn't that,so as we both know that's not comparable, but nice try lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: If you look at my entire post you'll see I said even if it causes a minor inconvenience, punching people in the face or worse isn't that,so as we both know that's not comparable, but nice try lol. But they are punching other people who enjoy it, so........ And it's only a minor inconvenience until you are hit by an E scooter. Ok I'll try another one, people enjoy taking illegal drugs, is that OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 31 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Some people enjoy going to a football match and having a punch-up after, is this OK? Some people enjoy de-railing threads with straw-man arguments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 I have nothing against E-scoots, only thing I object too, is ‘anything’ other than pedestrians on pavements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 4 minutes ago, Jaymo said: I have nothing against E-scoots, only thing I object too, is ‘anything’ other than pedestrians on pavements. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jaymo said: I have nothing against E-scoots, only thing I object too, is ‘anything’ other than pedestrians on pavements. This and also they classify as a motorised bicycle and should be subject to the same rules and regulations like a moped eg tax, insurance, registration, licence and helmet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jaymo said: I have nothing against E-scoots, only thing I object too, is ‘anything’ other than pedestrians on pavements. Nail. Head. Frankly, I wouldn't drive in Bristol without a dash-cam these days. Used to be because (a minority of) cyclists. But now you can add baked students riding e-scooters to that list. Sad reality, but I consider it essential to protect my liberty. 1 hour ago, Pangolin said: they were my main transport in Warsaw and Seville, nipping from tapas bar to tapas bar on warm sunny evenings. Seville has some incredibly narrow and crowded streets, are the Iberiens just more chilled about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pangolin Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, udderlyoffroad said: Nail. Head. Frankly, I wouldn't drive in Bristol without a dash-cam these days. Used to be because (a minority of) cyclists. But now you can add baked students riding e-scooters to that list. Sad reality, but I consider it essential to protect my liberty. Seville has some incredibly narrow and crowded streets, are the Iberiens just more chilled about this? Just used them to nip around the main streets and to the cathedral etc, when we found a bar we just parked them somewhere sensible and walked to them but nobody had any issues with them being used as far as we could tell. Got the odd ####ing off the Polish police if you werent being sensible. Edited May 31, 2021 by Pangolin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Its more about anti social behaviour and street crime in parts of London that is the problem. Nothing wrong with the scooters, more about the people that use them for the wrong reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, udderlyoffroad said: Some people enjoy de-railing threads with straw-man arguments... But I enjoy it though, so.... 13 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Its more about anti social behaviour and street crime in parts of London that is the problem. But it's only a minor inconvenience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: But I enjoy it though, so.... Be careful, I can hear the quiet swish of an electric motor coming your way. 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Newbie to this said: But they are punching other people who enjoy it, so........ And it's only a minor inconvenience until you are hit by an E scooter. Ok I'll try another one, people enjoy taking illegal drugs, is that OK? Your examples are daft and you could use extreme examples of anything to prove a point, Dunblane for instance. E scooters in general are a minor nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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