Was I right to tell this boy off?

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Glowup33333 · 04/02/2025 13:51

A teenage lad has just come whizzing round the corner of a busy road, on the pavement on one of those e scooters.
I was turning left, couldn't see him come whizzing around the corner and collided with him. I put my hand out in defense and fortunately he was able to brake in time before injuries happened, but it was a shock.

I told him, you cannot be whizzing round corners like that it's incredibly dangerous, you need to be careful. He just smirked, said a half hearted sorry and went off.

I despise those scooters on pavements and have had many near misses with grown adults on them.

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Glowup33333 · 04/02/2025 13:51

It was James Street in Liverpool if anyone knows, very busy street near the docks.

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Glowup33333 · 04/02/2025 13:54

I just think imagine if that were an elderly frail person or disabled etc. It could be incredibly dangerous.

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Bananaskeleton · 04/02/2025 13:55

Yes, they are dangerous.

hydriotaphia · 04/02/2025 13:56

Of course you weren't unreasonable, it's illegal for him to be on the pavement

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Glowup33333 · 04/02/2025 13:56

Where are they actually legal, is it just on private land? They're all over liverpool and Manchester city centre to rent.

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Snowmanscarf · 04/02/2025 13:58

Glad you’re okay. I’ve had a near miss with a scooter last year - they do go fast! (And a teenager on the road was killed on one here a couple of years ago).

I think your response was partly out of shock, and I would have said something similar. .

ladyofshertonabbas · 04/02/2025 14:02

Of course YWNBU.

rainylake · 04/02/2025 14:21

If is a rental scheme they are legal on roads and on cycle paths. But even then he should not be using it on a pavement - that is illegal.

The privately owned ones are not legal except on private land.

If it’s a rental, you can try to get a picture and report to the rental company as the scooters have serial numbers and they log who has hired them when. Near us, they are actually quite good at fining their own users and even banning them if there is proof that they haven’t abided by the hire code of conduct (specifically not going on the pavement)

RobertaFirmino · 04/02/2025 14:58

What a stupid place to be whizzing round on one of those daft little things. James St. is always chocka, pedestrians coming in both directions and plenty of traffic.

You did well to tick him off. You were also a damn sight more polite to him than many others would be. He got off lightly!

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