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Original poster

To have stepped aside?

27 replies

NewBrideToBe · 16/03/2020 08:06

Walking along quite a narrow pavement when a woman on an electric scooter glides towards me, not at great speed but enough for me to instinctively move aside for her to pass.

She didn’t even glance over. Rude mare.

What would you have done in those circumstances?

I wish I’d had presence of mind to block her path then gently remind her that it’s illegal to ride on pavements.

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NoSauce · 16/03/2020 08:10

She was rude but other than getting out of her way I’d have just carried on walking I guess.

itwasalovelydreamwhileitlasted · 16/03/2020 08:13

They are not supposed to be on the pavement and I would have made that clear to the self entitled madam

Sugarplumfairy65 · 16/03/2020 08:14

Was it a mobility scooter? If it was, she is just as entitled to use the pavement as you. The scooter is her legs. Its much easier for you to step out of the way than for her

SegregateMumBev · 16/03/2020 08:14

Good gracious, whatever happened to #bekind?

sneakythecat49 · 16/03/2020 08:16

If it was a very narrow pavement, she was probably concentrating on not going into the road. Would have been nice to shout thanks afterwards though

BaronessBomburst · 16/03/2020 08:17

They're not supposed to be on the pavement, but my god, they don't half hold the traffic up when they're on the roads!
Unless there are bike lanes where you live there is not really a solution. I certainly wouldn't suggest banning them as they are vital for many users.

Original poster
NewBrideToBe · 16/03/2020 08:22

Was it a mobility scooter?

No. It was an e scooter. More common in Europe than UK but starting to make a presence here.

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NewBrideToBe · 16/03/2020 08:23

Good gracious, whatever happened to #bekind?

How is it unkind that I moved aside? Not being acknowledged at all is unkind!

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WelcometoCranford · 16/03/2020 08:24

Self preservation above being "right". I would have jumped out of the way too.

Ohtherewearethen · 16/03/2020 08:25

I've been hit by one of these scooters before, driven by the rudest woman I think I have ever met. It bloody hurts so now I give them a wide berth. She didn't apologise to me either, in fact she tutted when she hit me in the supermarket!

Paperdolly · 16/03/2020 08:25

I always shout “THANKYOU!” in circumstances such as this. I feel it reminds people we have such a word in the English language. 😂

JayAlfredPrufrock · 16/03/2020 08:31

Same with cyclists on the canal towpath. They expect me to perch on the muddy grass so they can continue unimpeded on the dry hard part.

Think again Lycra boy.

dontdisturbmenow · 16/03/2020 09:02

I would have shouted 'youre welcome'! I run a lot and at times people get out of my way to let me continue at my speed. I always say thank you when they do.

MouthBreathingRage · 16/03/2020 09:08

Good gracious, whatever happened to #bekind?

I dont know, something to do with being a bollocks bandwagon that everyone got bored of as soon as it started?

I'm not seeing the problem here though. Now if it was a fuckwit on a bicycle, that I could sympathise with. Unless an actual child, they have no excuse to be on the pavement. Plenty of the entitled wankers are though.

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NewBrideToBe · 16/03/2020 09:30

I'm not seeing the problem here though. Now if it was a fuckwit on a bicycle, that I could sympathise with.

Why is a fuckwit on an e scooter (which looks like this - 🛴 ) any different to a fuckwit on a bicycle?

They go roughly the same speed and take up
similar space on a pavement.

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LolaSmiles · 16/03/2020 09:32

Electric scooters are not mobility scooters.

It's no different to adults on bikes riding the pavement. They're selfish, shouldn't be there and should be on the road.

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NewBrideToBe · 16/03/2020 09:39

LolaSmiles

Electric scooters are not mobility scooters.

Thank you. I think some people have got the two confused.

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LolaSmiles · 16/03/2020 10:13

People are getting them confused. Electric scooters can get up to speeds of 30mph.

I take back what I said about them being on the road. They're not allowed to be ridden on the road or the pavement.

They are classified as Personal Light Electric Vehicles (PLEVs), so they are treated as motor vehicles

Riding an electric scooter on the road is forbidden in the UK at present.
Nor are they allowed on the pavement.
The only place they can be ridden is on private land, with the permission of the landowner.
Riders currently face a £300 fixed-penalty notice and six points on their driving licence for using e-scooters.

OhLook · 16/03/2020 10:15

I had to go into the road once for a woman who was pushing a double buggy, holding a Labrador on lead and talking on the phone at once. She didn't say thank you or even glance in my direction.

Sugarplumfairy65 · 16/03/2020 10:37

In that case I would have said something

OchAyeThaNoo · 16/03/2020 11:05

I would step aside to save myself from being hit but but I'd yell, "You're welcome!" If they didn't acknowledge me as I do hate lack of manners.
Though as it was an illegal scooter then if I had noticed a bit earlier I would have perhaps stood my ground. We had two young lassies in our village with them and they caused no end of near misses and accidents. Zooming at crazy speeds on the pavements or driving straight out into traffic! Facebook's local page was in uproar from the numerous drivers nearly having a heart attack at almost hitting a 9yo going at up to 30mph straight through a junction in front of moving traffic!
Also, Mobility scooter or not there's no reason not to thank someone for stepping aside to let you pass. There's two people in our village that are bloody menaces on their scooters. One is a woman who hammers her horn even if she can clearly see you've noticed her and are moving. I feign deafness and ignore her. She can drive round me the cheeky bint! And then there's the fella who pulls off the pavement to go round without looking causing cars to slam on. When he's not doing that he's barrelling down the pavement and doesn't bother stopping when he can just hit people, young or elderly, and knock them out of his way. Never a thank you, and excuse me not an apology to be heard from either of them.

hoxtonbabe · 16/03/2020 11:53

This would cheese me off but not as much as couples that insist on holding hands, and expecting me to either step aside for them or go into the road.. ermmm no luvs, just let go of each other’s hand and one go behind the other then we can all pass each other without anyone stopping. I now just stay put like a stone if I see they aren’t separating.

MzHz · 16/03/2020 15:48

Good gracious, whatever happened to #bekind?

I dont know, something to do with being a bollocks bandwagon that everyone got bored of as soon as it started?

Too bloody right @MouthBreathingRage. Could not agree more.

Aside from the fact that I’ve never needed to be reminded to ‘BeKind’ cos I’m not an arsehole.

MzHz · 16/03/2020 15:49

You did the right thing, but If you see her again film her or tell her to get off the pavement if it’s safe to do so.

contentedsoul · 16/03/2020 16:02

We took our son to the east coast last year. I’ve never seen so many of the damn things funny thing was we saw quite a few leap out of them to pop to the public toilets. I can only assume some are just too bloody lazy to be bothered with walking. I’m sure the majority really do need them, but certainly not everyone it would seem.

However - slight derail - as irksome as they may be, they are nothing compared to the fucking selfish cunts that insist riding bicycles 2 abreast at weekends on country roads. By all means ride a bike, but why cause a 20 car tail back. I commute to work by bike and I’ve no time for those selfish fuckers.

Sorry for the derail