Adults on scooters

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I keep seeing grown adults using scooters to get around.

AIBU thinking they all look like complete knobs?

Londonrach, Sissy - Victoria Road fistbump?

I have one too and love it. Sorry to all those who think I look like a twat but it's too much fun and I'm going past you too fast to really care. I can keep up with my children on their scooters, get to work in the City quicker, and I have never hit any pedestrians.

I only have a problem with methods of transport which involve someone whizzing along the pavement while I'm walking on it and expecting me to accommodate that.

That's not what the OP was bleating about though.

The op's only stated problem was that us scooter riders look.like.twats. which is surely our problem not theirs ?

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee . What was that, OP, I look a twat? OK, weeeeeeeeeeeee . Try it.

empress that's true of cyclists too though. Or large groups of mums with buggies who take up the whole pavement

YADNBU

They all look like complete knobs but secretly I want one.

Absolutely, throwing, that's why I said "someone whizzing along the pavement". And I agree that any bunch of people cluttering up the pavement is annoying (I work near Piccadilly Circus, there are plenty of them!)

I get that scooting on the road wouldn't be safe. Bikes are made for the road, though, so adults riding their bikes on pavements look extra twattish IMO.

i've not tried it recently, but I was a great little scootist back in the day....might give it a go!

Adults on scooter-ok

Adults on scooters on pavements- totally unacceptable. saw 1 yesterday gong head to head with a buggy and then a wheelchair. Adults on scooters on pavements need to grow up

RoSPA say emphatically no to scooters on roads. So if they're allowed at all it'll have to be on pavements. Cycle paths tend to be best when there is one, but usually there isn't.

I have one; have never bumped anyone or had a near miss. I do tend to slow to walking pace if I need to pass a pedestrian, unless there's lots of space. It's perfectly possible to scoot safely around pedestrians. On my normal commute I manage to cycle safely around them on the shared bike/foot path. (Signage actually tells pedestrians to keep out of the way of bikes but they don't as a rule.) Bikes are much faster than scooters, if they're safe to share a path with pedestrians why wouldn't a scooter be.

I think adults on scooters look fine but I worry about all the comments about it being the only way to keep up with their kids on scooters. I don't think it's safe for kids to scoot fast on the pavement when they have such little road awareness. Dd scooted to and from nursery and reception each day (at one point was a four mile round trip) but she doesn't go ahead at speed. All it takes is for a car to pull out of a driveway. If they're scooting at above adult walking pace there is no way you can rely on your reaction to shout and their reaction and braking times to stop them before they are squished.

I see a woman every day with an electric scooter weaving around people on the pavement. She even calls out "coming through on the left" if she's overtaking pedestrians . She wears a cycle helmet, and goes pretty fast on it. She is a knob

Ha ha, yes, motor scooters definitely on the road! Is that what people who said not on the pavement were thinking about? I thought we were talking about push scooters.

I really couldn't care less with what people think of me. So long as we are being safe and considerate of other people, noone should be judging. Scooting is healthy and a lot of fun. I often borrow one of the kids scooters just so I can keep up with them! It's no good having a pack of kids a half a mile ahead of you because you can't keep up! (My kids know they aren't allowed to cross roads without me, but still I want to be next to them and properly supervising)
Also it happens to be pretty fast! A good few years ago, we were on holiday and I dropped hubby and the kids by the sea front while I had to park a least 20 mins walk from them so I borrowed one of the kid's scooters to get back to them asap. Took me about 5 mins. Didn't care what people thought as I was in no mood for a 20+ min walk missing out on time with my family. Later I scooted back to the car and brought it round for my bunch of tired kids. I did this all holiday as it was totally practical and harmed noone. Bit sad people worrying what someone else looks like on scooter! For some people it's just a far more practical option than a car or bike!

vicky you go girl ! [sorry if that offends the pc brigade], er, no actually, i'm not.

My brother used to go to work on an electric scooter. He lived on the coast and whizzed along the promenade rather than driving the winding road across the city centre. It was much more direct and he didn't have to pay for parking. I can see that they would not be practical in conjested areas but I'm not sure why they are not more popular.

He only stopped doing it when he moved.

I agree they look stupid but I also think Lycra clad angry little man cyclists also look like total twats. Yes to the whole look at me down with the kids thing, knobs.

I've lost almost a stone since March, that I was really struggling to shift, due to scooting everywhere rather than getting in the car for journeys that are just that bit too long to walk. I've cut down food wise obviously but the extra exercise has been very motivating. I don't mind looking silly for that thanks very much

NikiFury another west london scooter here! Westfield Car Park to office, daily - one mile down straight road and back (I take the quiet residential one parallel to Holland Road, i'm not doing it to entertain people. It saves me 20minutes a day v walking, which is VALUABLE. Only thing is leaves on pavements and twigs. Serious hazards.
I go past an old boy who has to be in his 70s in Shepherds Bush who positively whizzes on his

Jane I know the fellow you are talking about - I used to live on Elsham Road which is probably the road you take. I always used to think he was awesome. If I'm right, his scooter is very large and stable?

Notwithstanding I consider anyone scootering in the City to not only look, but be, a gigantic twat. Stupidly selfish thing to do at peak commuter hour when the footpaths are clogged.

Pro: free, fun, healthy, I'm slimmer than before, good for the environment, saves a lot of time, can be stored inside unlike a bike or car, can hang shopping on the handlebar, can be taken on the train if needed.

Con: someone on the internet think it looks twattish .

YABU Anyone who calls someone a knob or twat or equally offensive names just because they are doing something that you feel is beneath you is simply plain spiteful and nasty.

Scooting is becoming popular as its a cheap, healthy alternative to expensive and overcrowded inner city public transport. For the commuter the scoot can be stowed under a desk so there is no risk of falling victim to having a cycle stolen from the streets.

Sure the scooterist looks different from the norm but do they really deserve such ridicule?

Get off your high horses, swallow your narcissistic pride and try a scooter.

Or maybe Clandestino is right:
'Not sure what the problem with adults on scooters is? Unless it's jealousy because you can't use a scooter with that stick stuck up your arse? '