Fao Ttt (And Friends)

[spathiphyllum]

I know ya ignore me posts, but here is one you'll love:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/14/boy-gets-six-points-on-future-driving-licence-for-scooter-speeding

[hereIam]

Who are his friends ??

[emmie]

i think these things will be a menace, i already note that some are on pavements which is illegal, and dangerous for all pedestrians. I don;t pity the lad, its his and his parents fault for not minding the law when it clearly states when riding scooters.

[spathiphyllum]

I'd be his friend if he'd have me :(

[spathiphyllum]

"i already note that some are on pavements which is illegal"

Quite, which is why this boy got a hefty penalty

[maggiebee]

What a miserable lot. So you never rode a bike, scooter or cartie on the pavements when you were young? Short memories!

[bhg481]

maggie - this is an electric powered scooter, not the foot-power variety.

[spathiphyllum]

not at 40 MPH lol

[emmie]

what sort of speed was he doing>

[emmie]

40mph crikey i didn't think they would go that fast..
no wonder he got done.

[anotheoldgit]

I read that it is illegal to ride them on the roads.

[emmie]

the ones i heard about on the news were scooters that could only be ridden in the Olympic park in London and only at a certain speed.

[anotheoldgit]

/// They are not permitted to be used on roads, cycle paths or pedestrian pavements, and are only to be used on authorised or private land. ///

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6387083/Boy-15-caught-high-speeds-electric-SCOOTER.html

[emmie]

suppose he had hit someone with it, it wouldn't be remotely funny then. Or turned it over and had an accident.

[spathiphyllum]

AOG, i saw that.. what is the point in them then? lol seems a waste of money

[spathiphyllum]

if he hit a lamppost at 40 he might kill himself.

[sherrardk]

We’ve got an ekectric scooter and a motorised hoover board thingie - the biggest danger is with the hoover board if you dismount awkwardly and it smashes you in the ankles.

[spathiphyllum]

Ohhffft i can imagine the pain :S you think the shin is bad until you take it to the ankle

[emmie]

sherradk do you mean one of those hover boards??

[emmie]

they look dangerous to me, but each to their own i guess...

[hereIam]

Come on TTT, spath wants to be friends.

As to the news story, deserves all he gets imo.