Michael W Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: I've noticed some that have a phone holder on the handlebar thing. How can that be safe? Get that Mickey fella on to them. I don't think they give a single shit about safety, which is the problem. Unless you're taking part in a Government trial with a rented scooter, it's illegal to be riding an escooter on anything other than private land. You also need a driving licence and insurance (the latter probably provided as part of the rental agreement). Privately owned escooters can only be used on private land. My area isn't the part of the trial so I can say with almost drfinite confidence that any escooters I see are being ridden illegally. Unsurprisingly the manner of driving, if we can call it that, is dismal and shows zero awareness. I doubt there are many driving licences amongst them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbaxters Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Michael W said: I don't think they give a single shit about safety, which is the problem. Unless you're taking part in a Government trial with a rented scooter, it's illegal to be riding an escooter on anything other than private land. You also need a driving licence and insurance (the latter probably provided as part of the rental agreement). Privately owned escooters can only be used on private land. My area isn't the part of the trial so I can say with almost drfinite confidence that any escooters I see are being ridden illegally. Unsurprisingly the manner of driving, if we can call it that, is dismal and shows zero awareness. I doubt there are many driving licences amongst them. So what do the rozzers do about it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 17 minutes ago, jimbaxters said: So what do the rozzers do about it? f**k all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Escooter and ebikes shouldn't be a thing for anyone to be able to get. They are Motor vehicles. Wee c***s pelting past you at 20mph on the pavement isn't a good idea, The polis need to take more action. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Run them over. There isn't a jury that would convict. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Busta Nut said: Escooter and ebikes shouldn't be a thing for anyone to be able to get. They are Motor vehicles. Wee c***s pelting past you at 20mph on the pavement isn't a good idea, The polis need to take more action. The police here followed a couple of neds on an ebike. Very soon after, said neds managed to end their lives on the bike. The conclusion of the family that bought one of the 15 year old neds a motorised bike, and were happy for him to go out on it with no helmet or training and giving his mate a backie was that it was all the police's fault. The local community agreed and spent the next 24 hours bricking police and setting cars on fire. If they're going to get the blame anyway they should just adopt a shoot on sight policy. I might run for police commissioner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, coprolite said: The police here followed a couple of neds on an ebike. Very soon after, said neds managed to end their lives on the bike. The conclusion of the family that bought one of the 15 year old neds a motorised bike, and were happy for him to go out on it with no helmet or training and giving his mate a backie was that it was all the police's fault. The local community agreed and spent the next 24 hours bricking police and setting cars on fire. If they're going to get the blame anyway they should just adopt a shoot on sight policy. I might run for police commissioner. I would make sure and use the buses going up and down Union St in Aberdeen as E-Scooter/bikes flattening service, they are an ignorant hazard to all, and seeing a few wiped out by buses might make them think about rules and consideration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, coprolite said: The police here followed a couple of neds on an ebike. Very soon after, said neds managed to end their lives on the bike. The conclusion of the family that bought one of the 15 year old neds a motorised bike, and were happy for him to go out on it with no helmet or training and giving his mate a backie was that it was all the police's fault. The local community agreed and spent the next 24 hours bricking police and setting cars on fire. If they're going to get the blame anyway they should just adopt a shoot on sight policy. I might run for police commissioner. I've not heard of this but it almost certainly happened in some shithole scheme in England where they look for any reason to riot at police. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Manhattan Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Empty It said: some shithole scheme in England It's called Wales. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Empty It said: I've not heard of this but it almost certainly happened in some shithole scheme in England where they look for any reason to riot at police. Close to England 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I nearly run down a e-bike c**t on the Cleppy Road the other day. Mental Note: drive faster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 7 hours ago, tamthebam said: Oh dear, it seems you can't criticise cyclists. At least not as a pedestrian in my experience. They don't seem to like it when you adopt the same tactics back at them as the video guy there. Feel free to criticise cyclists all you want, just make sure you criticise them for doing something that is actually illegal though. 6 hours ago, welshbairn said: What a horrible c**t Mickey is, revelling in getting someone sacked for checking their phone in a stationary vehicle, about the safest manoeuvre possible in a motor vehicle. The video I posted shows the driver holding his phone whilst moving in the queue of traffic. Even if he was stationary you can bet he uses the phone at other times as well, and drivers can be distracted for a while after putting their phone down. If you rely on your driving licence for work you should probably avoid doing illegal things that might result in you losing your licence. Or even getting 6 points in London which means losing your taxi licence. 4 hours ago, jimbaxters said: So what do the rozzers do about it? Same thing they do about cars on the pavement, f**k all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ginaro said: drivers can be distracted for a while after putting their phone down. Not as distracted as they would be by some self appointed vigilante c**t tapping on their window telling them he was going to get them sacked from their job. How safe was it walking along the middle of the road anyway? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Cycling on the pavement IS illegal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Busta Nut said: Escooter and ebikes shouldn't be a thing for anyone to be able to get. They are Motor vehicles. Wee c***s pelting past you at 20mph on the pavement isn't a good idea, The polis need to take more action. Legal ebikes are restricted in power to something like 14 or 15 mph. The ones I see bombing about Glasgow (mainly delivery drivers) that don't seem to need any pedalling are, as you say, basically motor vehicles. I think they're either imported or somehow doctored to remove the restriction. It won't be long before we see some deaths on the road involving them unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsJake Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Busta Nut said: Escooter and ebikes shouldn't be a thing for anyone to be able to get. They are Motor vehicles. Wee c***s pelting past you at 20mph on the pavement isn't a good idea, The polis need to take more action. Just as they scoot past... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Denny Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Thought I'd happened on the Daily Hail comments page by mistake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Cycling on the pavement IS illegal. They all do it, they all jump off their bikes to walk through red lights as well. I would do the same to be honest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 How about when the road itself is the c**t. Granted, this is ‘Merica, where proper roundabouts only really started popping up 10-15 years ago… There is a huge (120m+ diameter) “roundabout” in SW Fort Worth. Before the 1990’s, entry was controlled by traffic lights…in the 1990’s they reduced it to a few lights and mainly yield signs…then about 2005 they changed it to only yield signs (traffic volume has been decreasing in the area for years with highway construction). The catch is the yield signs are NOT all on the entry roads, a couple are on the roundabout for that traffic to yield to entering traffic…given the average driver here can’t figure out a basic roundabout, you can imagine the piles of shattered plastic and glass at these portion of the “roundabout”. Who thought that was a good idea? Maybe the same person who graduated to design the magic roundabout? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekhibee88 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Don't see as many e scooters up here as down South they have them for hire. The E bikes in town, I often wonder how they afford them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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