Ban these fucking things or at least ban anyone under 25 from using them

These little assholes zoom around at light speed colliding into grandmas

Not sure what it is about electric scooters but people on them are way more reckless and less mindful than cyclists

  • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    they're illegal here
    too fast to go on pedestrian footpaths, don't comply with road safety laws so can't be driven on the road
    they also don't comply with the legal definition of a bike, so not allowed on bike paths
    of course this is england, so only the road thing is actually enforced

    Technically, an electric scooter is a motorised two-wheel vehicle or Personal Light Electric Vehicle (PLEV). They differ from electric bikes not just because they don't have pedals but because they are classed as motor vehicles under the road traffic laws.

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Not only do you see regular electric scooters here, there's also huge expensive ones that you sit down on that have big fat tires. They seem to be a popular expensive toy among a certain type of guy

      Not to mention all the other wacky types like the amazingly unsafe looking unicycle wheels you stand on

      • Rojo27 [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Pretty much car-brain, but for e-scooters. Go on the e-scooter subreddit and its mostly people wanting bigger faster scooters.

        I think e-scooters could be a good thing (Urbanist Agenda, NotJustBike's podcast, had a good episode on this), but governments have been way too slow to respond to their rise in popularity and what response they've been able to muster up has been paltry at best.

      • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        there’s also huge expensive ones that you sit down on that have big fat tires

        at that point, why not just get a moped
        cheaper, faster, can go further etc.

      • wopazoo [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        huge expensive ones that you sit down on that have big fat tires

        Motor scooters? 🛵

        I'm pretty sure those are just motorcycles 🏍️ with a step-through frame.