come across this,
https://fb.watch/5rRdeibjr3/
dave.
e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
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Snaf MKII
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
Maybe I no longer want to keep one in a fourth floor Edinburgh flat.....
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
On the A10 single carriageway today there was a rider on an escooter (without a helmet) doing about 25mph which was holding up 2 hgv's that had an ambulance stuck behind them 
, it won't be long before one of them gets squashed.
, it won't be long before one of them gets squashed.Open your eyes and you see what is in front of you, open your mind and you see a bigger picture but open your heart and you see a whole new World.
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
It's unbelievable...the last thing our roads need is these!
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
Unfortunately they're not going away, there's just not the resources or political will to tackle it.Richard Simpson Mark II wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 10:27 pm It's unbelievable...the last thing our roads need is these!
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
If every scooter replaces a car, I can only think it's a good thing. It it replaces a pedestrian who then uses it as a faster means of being a pedestrian it's probably a bad thing.
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
I agree. The principle of 'greener' travel and less pollution/congestion in Cities is a good one but unfortunately there is not the infrastructure to integrate them and it feels like the cart is leading the horse.
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Re: e-scooters make London even more of a hell-hole
I'd have no problem with them if they had to conform to C&U, have a reg plate, insurance and a trained and licensed rider.
But they don't.
Why the hell should car drivers, motorcyclists etc have to pay road tax, have a licence and obey the rules of the road, when anyone can buy one of these and use it knowing that, while it's illegal, they are unlikely to be challenged.
But they don't.
Why the hell should car drivers, motorcyclists etc have to pay road tax, have a licence and obey the rules of the road, when anyone can buy one of these and use it knowing that, while it's illegal, they are unlikely to be challenged.
