USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
These are presently illegal to ride anywhere other than private property. The Gov are looking into allowing E scooter hire companies like Lime to set up in the UK as a trial, to see how they might work. This would make riding on the road legal (in the trial areas only).
I have been to Vienna, where such things are legal, and it is a mess. Abandoned scooters litter the streets, and are driven with zero care. I had always hoped our laws would prevent this.
Oddly, under the scheme the Gov are looking at, it would still remain illegal to ride your own e scooter, which obviously wouldn't be littering the streets. I guess this would protect Limes business model, but seems a bit two faced.
I would prefer legalising privately owned scooters over hire company ones, but would really rather they didn't bother. These things are too fast, too quiet, too open to idiots, and over all just dangerous, whether on the road, or pavement (fun, granted).
I have also seen electric skate boards in Bournemouth that look cool, but the same applies, not sure they should be legal.
Thoughts?
I have been to Vienna, where such things are legal, and it is a mess. Abandoned scooters litter the streets, and are driven with zero care. I had always hoped our laws would prevent this.
Oddly, under the scheme the Gov are looking at, it would still remain illegal to ride your own e scooter, which obviously wouldn't be littering the streets. I guess this would protect Limes business model, but seems a bit two faced.
I would prefer legalising privately owned scooters over hire company ones, but would really rather they didn't bother. These things are too fast, too quiet, too open to idiots, and over all just dangerous, whether on the road, or pavement (fun, granted).
I have also seen electric skate boards in Bournemouth that look cool, but the same applies, not sure they should be legal.
Thoughts?