Private E-Scooters Fun

[Roobaba]

Private e-scooters: Police warn about illegal misuse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-59747082

Private e-scooters fun.. or menace?

[barry1010]

danny, when I was a kid I could ride a scooter long before I could ride a bike. It's far easier to dismount a scooter than a bike

[emmie]

think of it like this, imagine your child on an ordinary little scooter going down the middle of the road, you would have a fit. Why should this be any different. They are a menace and should never have been brought to the UK>

[dannyk13]

Barry // It's far easier to dismount a scooter than a bike//
And far easier to fall off.

[gulliver1]

....."Damn Savages"......

[Stickybottle]

barry1010
danny, when I was a kid I could ride a scooter long before I could ride a bike. It's far easier to dismount a scooter than a bike

My guess though is that the scooter you rode as a child did not have a powerful motor and a top speed of nearly 30 mph !

[emmie]

no one was reduced to foot power...

[douglas9401]

There is little or no confusion about use of these sucide machines and hell mend the mouth breathers who intrude into the lives of ordinary motorists by sacrificing themselves.

[mushroom25]

round here the police spout the mantra that they're illegal, will be seized, etc etc, then do nothing, even though there has been a near-fatality after one scooted under a transit van on a main road (blocking it for hours) - presumably they've been advised to take the soft line because politically e-scooters are perceived as the environmental saviour of personal transport.

[barry1010]

The ones that can be legally ridden in a public place have a maximum speed of 15.5 mph (in some areas it is lower) and the rider must have a driving licence and be insured.
Any adult who allows their child to ride one in a public place is breaking the law, emmie.

[Ken4155]

Roo, i believe the answer to your question is; fun for those who ride them, a menace for those who don't.

[Stickybottle]

barry1010
The ones that can be legally ridden in a public place have a maximum speed of 15.5 mph (in some areas it is lower) and the rider must have a driving licence and be insured.
Any adult who allows their child to ride one in a public place is breaking the law, emmie.

My son regularly use the street ones in Liverpool and he does not have a driving licence

[emmie]

i suggest that most riders are law breakers,

[dannyk13]

Sticky, your son id breaking the law:-
//You must have the category Q entitlement on your driving licence to use an e-scooter.25 Nov 2020//

[youngmafbog]

Bournemouth:
https://www.bournemouth.co.uk/things-to-do/beryl-p2672333

Tips for riding Beryl e-Scooters
Beryl e-Scooters are part of a UK-wide government trial which supports green and environmentally friendly ways to travel as well as providing a socially distanced way to travel throughout the pandemic. Unlike private scooters, Beryl scooters are legal on public roads and riders are covered by Beryl’s insurance. The scooters have a speed cap of 12.5mph and they gradually reduce speed if the rider enters an area where they are not permitted, these are highlighted in the app, and include the promenade in July and August and Christchurch.

To ride a Beryl e-Scooter you must be 16+ with and have a UK-valid full or provisional driving licence.
You can only ride on using your own Beryl account with your driving licence
Scooters are just another form of transport and as such should only be used on the highway or in dedicated cycle lanes. Only ride in cycle lanes or on the road.

[barry1010]

Don't know how he gets round that, stickybottle
https://liverpool.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/getting-around-liverpool/e-scooters-for-hire/

[youngmafbog]

//i suggest that most riders are law breakers//

You dont have to suspect, its easy to see round here as the Beryl ones are green. Non green easily outnumber the green. Police dont seem to bother (although they may be doing it out of sight).

[Stickybottle]

barry1010
Don't know how he gets round that, stickybottle

Your link says the driver must have at least a provisional licence
My son has one but has never had a full driving licence

[emmie]

i have only seen the police when they go into the local coffee shop to get their daily fix..

[Stickybottle]

https://www.electricscooterinsider.com/en-gb/fastest-electric-scooters/

I am led to believe they can be made to go even faster when ‘chipped’ ?

[barry1010]

A provisional licence is fine, stickybottle