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Electric scooters really fuck me off

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ORYX99 · 14/09/2023 09:00

Every morning I walk my son to school. Every morning there are people on electric scooters on the pavement expecting us to move out of the way for them. They are way too fast to be on the pavement. This morning one dinged their bell at me from behind and came past me with about three inches to spare. I have PMT so probably feeling more irritable than usual but it really pisses me off. Are they actually allowed on the pavement?

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endofthelinefinally · 14/09/2023 09:18

They are not allowed on pavements in France due to so many injuries of pedestrians. I think they might have been banned all together in Paris for the same reason.

Gerrataere · 14/09/2023 09:13

Hate them, never a day goes by that a kid is either whizzing out dangerously on the road with them (if I drove the way they ride I’d have my license taken away) or on the pavement during the school run. I’m walking with autistic children and I’ve currently got an injury making it difficult to walk at all never mind quickly, it’s hell to try and avoid some spoiled kid who’s neglectful parents thought it was a good idea to buy an unregulated vehicle for them.

Needmorelego · 14/09/2023 09:09

What I don't understand is why retailers even sell them? Technically you can use them on 'private land" but other than a driveway or back garden who has "private land"? Not many people. Especially in South London where I am (dodging the blasted things every day).

TeenDivided · 14/09/2023 09:08

I thought you meant mobility scooter and came to say YABU.
But as you mean things traditionally pushed by one foot and now electric YANBU.

I also find it confusing as the term scooter is used for low power motor bikes too.

Needmorelego · 14/09/2023 09:06

They are not supposed to be on footpaths and unless they are part of a council funded hire scheme then they are illegal.
But nothing is done about it. Ever.
Stupid things.

Fieldofbrokenpromises · 14/09/2023 09:06

Around here they are ridden aggressively by youths dressed entirely in black with black balaclavas who don’t give a fuck for anything or anyone else. And the Police, as usual, are nowhere to be seen.
But we are just an average town so we don’t qualify for things like Police or Healthcare.

RunningFromInsanity · 14/09/2023 09:03

Yep. They are everywhere here in Cambridge and so dangerous.
I don’t even think most are legal but that doesn’t stop them.

FerretFarago · 14/09/2023 09:02

I thought they were still illegal in the UK.

I’ve just come back from France and electric scooters are on the roads not the pavements.

Bluevelvetsofa · 14/09/2023 09:02

I loathe them, especially when they’re ridden on main roads by someone, with another person clinging on behind. We live in an area where there isn’t a trial of them, but it doesn’t seem to stop people, even though it’s illegal.

PuttingDownRoots · 14/09/2023 09:02

That's the problem for UK infrastructure. They are too fast to be safe on pavements, and not safe on roads.
Countries with decent cycle lanes can cope as there is an in-between space.