Electric scooters

[TopCat]

Still not been out. It's as waterproof as my laptop. Having to fettle it.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Still not been out. It's as waterproof as my laptop. Having to fettle it.

Doest sound great for the UK...

 

[TopCat]

Doest sound great for the UK...

It won't take much to sort it. Bit of silicone beading, a cover for the console. Waterproofing a few connections. I might be faffing about to avoid riding it and falling off.

 

[Chilli.s]

I fell off a scooter earlier this year, luckily was wearing thick leather gloves and only pride was injured. I'd easily crush a small child or pet though. Take care.

 

[TopCat]

I'm aiming to have mine on the road next week. Will be going to and from hosp. If stopped will play cancer card. I like the idea of going for chemo on the scoot.

 

[A380]

I'm aiming to have mine on the road next week. Will be going to ...from hosp.... Immediately .

FTFY.

 

[A380]

I'm aiming to have mine on the road next week. Will be going to ... hosp.... Immediately .

FTFY.

 

[TopCat]

FFS

 

[TopCat]

Well today is test day. No one about to stop me. Going to bus it to Putney, get on the Thames Path and head into town. I'm keeping going till the battery gives up then public transport home. Report coming later.
Excited!

 

[butcher]

You just need one of these fellahs for the rain:

Duxback rain poncho (Super)

 

[TopCat]

I have all sorts of wet weather stuff but none needed today.
Got on bus with the scooter no hassle. Bacteria face mask sets a tone. Lovely day!

 

[SheilaNaGig]

There’s a lot to be said for rockin the cancer vibe TopCat . When I was bald as an egg people didn’t know whether I was hard as fuck or very frail. Either way, they did as I asked (please help carry my shopping, mayb8 sit down) and got out of my way.

And I very quickly got over my intention not to use the cancer card to get seats and jump queues and so forth. Partly because so it’s just necessary and partly because why the fuck not.

I wore a wig once. It was horribly uncomfortable so I took it off half way through the evening. The doorstaff were all “erm, scuse me, have you got a ticket...?” til I whipped out ma wig and waved it at them. Then they practically had a scrap between themselves to be the most helpful.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Nearly got run down by a E-Scooter last week in the city. Lots of pedestrians crossing, red light traffic, green for pedestrians. I was a bit outraged tbh. OK it could have been an arsehole cyclist but I sensed the diminished form of transport had something to do with it.

 

[TopCat]

So I found the scooter had a 16 mph top speed. Its range is 14 Miles on the flat.
You need to pay attention to the surface you are scooting on. Avoid bumps, potholes and sharp stuff.

 

[TopCat]

Some road users dont like you being there and will use the horn as a rebuke. I dont like this.
The staff at the Royal Marsden were well impressed when I rocked up for radiotherapy on my scooter. It's great for the endless long corridors at the hosp as well.
Mine has tube less pneumatic tyres which really help the ride.
The only pisser is it will retard itself when over 16mph. Going down a steep hill does not increase the speed. No freewheeling.
Any tips on sorting the retardation would be welcome.

 

[TopCat]

Nearly got run down by a E-Scooter last week in the city. Lots of pedestrians crossing, red light traffic, green for pedestrians. I was a bit outraged tbh. OK it could have been an arsehole cyclist but I sensed the diminished form of transport had something to do with it.

It would be more akin to being run over by a runner.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Some road users dont like you being there and will use the horn as a rebuke. I dont like this.

It's great for the endless long corridors at the hosp as well.

Any tips on sorting the retardation would be welcome.

Not riding it on the road or inside buildings would be a start, but riding it on the pavement is dangerous to pedestrians and is also illegal.

 

[TopCat]

Not riding it on the road or inside buildings would be a start, but riding it on the pavement is dangerous to pedestrians and is also illegal.

I dont use the pavements Saul Goodman .
I ride on the road. Whizzing up hospital corridors though seems exactly what this was designed for.
As for the legality, I know it's wrong but am doing it anyway. I just dont care.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I dont use the pavements Saul Goodman .
I ride on the road. Whizzing up hospital corridors though seems exactly what this was designed for.
As for the legality, I know it's wrong but am doing it anyway. I just dont care.

I hope you don't run some frail old person down in the hospital, and that you don't get squidged by a vehicle on the road.

 

[TopCat]

I hope you don't run some frail old person down in the hospital, and that you don't get squidged by a vehicle on the road.

I am glad you care about the elderly and indeed for myself.
I do have 40 years plus of two wheels experience in London roads.

 

[Saul Goodman]

I am glad you care about the elderly and indeed for myself.
I do have 40 years plus of two wheels experience in London roads.

The problem is that those scooters aren't designed for roads. The wheels are too small, which makes them extremely dangerous if they drop into even a small pothole.

 

[Badgers]

 

[TopCat]

The problem is that those scooters aren't designed for roads. The wheels are too small, which makes them extremely dangerous if they drop into even a small pothole.

Blimey! I bet you look down on shopping trolley racing.

 

[teuchter]

I've noticed quite a rapid increase in these, around London lately.

They seem particularly popular with young chaps. Is it because they don't need to get their trousers crumpled, like they would on a bike?

 

[TopCat]

I've noticed quite a rapid increase in these, around London lately.

They seem particularly popular with young chaps. Is it because they don't need to get their trousers crumpled, like they would on a bike?

I'm not a young chap, far from it. I imagine I am in the Jetsons. Nothing to do with crumpled trousers.

 

[Pickman's model]

I've noticed quite a rapid increase in these, around London lately.

They seem particularly popular with young chaps. Is it because they don't need to get their trousers crumpled, like they would on a bike?

you sound like you're 112

 

[Nivag]

I saw this guy on the A217 yesterday on a electric unicycle. This was around rush hour, I'm doing 40mph. Certainly not something I'd do without a bit more protection.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Rental e-scooters to be made legal on roads in Great Britain from Saturday

Hired, but not private, e-scooters will be allowed on roads in Great Britain, the government says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Rental e-scooters are expected to become legal on UK roads from Saturday, in a bid to ease pressure on public transport amid the coronavirus crisis.

The government will set out later the rules by which e-scooter-for-hire firms and riders should abide.

It is expected to recommend that helmets be worn, although they will not be mandatory, and vehicles will be limited to a speed of 15mph.

Privately owned e-scooters will not be legalised.

Usual British fudging bollocks.


Whack some stickers on your private scooter which indicate a hire company and off you whizz...

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Yeah, that makes no sense really. Allow them or don’t, not some halfway fudge.

 

[Winot]

Rental e-scooters to be made legal on roads in Great Britain from Saturday

Hired, but not private, e-scooters will be allowed on roads in Great Britain, the government says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Usual British fudging bollocks.


Whack some stickers on your private scooter which indicate a hire company and off you whizz...

Yeah, that makes no sense really. Allow them or don’t, not some halfway fudge.

It’s to make sure they are insured. There isn’t a licence so there’s no way of checking if private owners have insurance. However government can compel hire companies to insure their scooters.