OAP's joyriding on the road in mobility scooters

Draeger said:
They are a menace on the roads, every single one of them. No requirement to pass a test, no tax or insurance. Jumping red lights all the time and taking short cuts up on the pavement when it suits them. Holding up traffic and thinking they are a law unto themselves, above all us car drivers. They always go out looking for trouble and all seem to have a chip on their shoulder about other road users.
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Lol, this is nearly exactly what the old guy on the mobiscoot did. I spotted him one road back, where he drove across the road on my left and then turned into a one way street, okay there was barely any cars on that street so fair enough. I then came to the road ahead and stopped at the lights and saw the guy again, the one way road he drove across leads onto this big main road, he drove across the pavements through with the pedestrians on the crossing and he joined another main road, and then when our lights turned green he was at the front and formed a long queue behind, he was either oblivious to it all or did it on purpose, none of the cars ahead beeped there horn though, but they guy at the front then tried to overtake but backed out when he saw a car coming the opposite direction and then the oap noticed and joined the pavements on a lowered path. Crazy old fool, just another unnecessary hazard to keep you occupied on the road. :rolleyes:
 
For me, they fall under the same category as bikes - should not be on the road without some kind of training in road rules, insurance, and identifying mark.

As for the law, I thought some were allowed on the road but not others? Something to do with engine power?
 
Tute said:
For me, they fall under the same category as bikes - should not be on the road without some kind of training in road rules, insurance, and identifying mark.

As for the law, I thought some were allowed on the road but not others? Something to do with engine power?
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Agreed, Plus I think they should pay 'something' if they are going to use the public roads. motorbikers have to and some motorbikes will weigh the same as these scooters.

Also these scooters are not just for the elderly, all age ranges use them. we have one or two around here that are on the road and I do not think they should be, crossing a busy roundabout on a mobility scooter can be quite dangerous I would imagine.
 
When I was a delivery driver I used to deliver to a guy who refurbished these.

He said that the standard electric motors are able to get the bigger ones up to 45mph or so.
They are then set to 10mph or whatever when they leave the factory.

I did give it a big Jimmy Hill when he was telling me this mind.
 
Magic_x_uk said:
Agreed, Plus I think they should pay 'something' if they are going to use the public roads.
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Zero emmision vehicles are tax exempt though ;-)

Agree with the training though - I think cycle awareness should be mandatory in year 7 at school or last year of primary school. The majority of cyclists also hold a driving license (92% last I checked) so most do have some form of road awareness training.
 
I can't stand the things. They are either carving up the highstreet at warp 10 or holding up a line of traffic.

For my sins I now work in Great Yarmouth and they have become the weapon of choice round here for getting the morbidly obese to the Job Centre and market place to buy chips.
 
zegna said:
If you were 85 on one of these things, the last thing you're gonna care about is following rules.. whats the worst that can happen to you?!

Let them enjoy themselves in their final days.
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I feel the same but conversely annoyed when theyre in my way. How very dare they?!
 
Draeger said:
They are a menace on the roads, every single one of them. No requirement to pass a test, no tax or insurance. Jumping red lights all the time and taking short cuts up on the pavement when it suits them. Holding up traffic and thinking they are a law unto themselves, above all us car drivers. They always go out looking for trouble and all seem to have a chip on their shoulder about other road users.
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Same as cyclists then!! lol :D
 
Beerbaron said:
if one of these causes an accident would you have to sue the individual as they have no insurance?
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No, they're like cyclists and pedestrians silly. No matter what happens, it's always the other person's fault. :p

(comment may be tongue-in-cheek)
 
zegna said:
If you were 85 on one of these things, the last thing you're gonna care about is following rules.. whats the worst that can happen to you?!

Let them enjoy themselves in their final days.
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Well if there not bothered, I am. Don't really fancy spending time in jail because some old bint decided to just swerve onto the road, get hit and die, thats your life ruined, jail, criminal record and having to live with the fact that you killed someone, even though none of it was your fault.
 
lemonade said:
Well if there not bothered, I am. Don't really fancy spending time in jail because some old bint decided to just swerve onto the road, get hit and die, thats your life ruined, jail, criminal record and having to live with the fact that you killed someone, even though none of it was your fault.
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Why do you think you'd go to jail if it wasn't your fault? :confused:
 
So much incorrect information in here it actually hurts my brain reading it.

8MPH ones are road legal IF they have a tax disc. Yes, a tax disc for all those moaning about lack of tax. Granted its free, but its still taxed. I do believe as fox rightly points out that all of these road legal ones have to have lights, indicators, hazards, and a horn.

Totally legal on the roads. You can legally use them on a dual carridgeway with a speed limit over 30 if you have a flashing beacon on the top. Otherwise no dual carridgeways.

For all those going OMG GET OF THE ROADS AND DIE!!!11111oneoneone Don't take for granted something which you may never be able to comprehend not having. All the people I know who use these would be delighted to not need them and be able to walk/use their legs to drive a car/whatever.

Personally I think its scary they can go on the roads, but the pavements just aren't wide enough to use them on in many cases, so in residential areas this is far safer on the road.
 
I think the problem is that for every responsible person using one of these things there is at least one other who tears around busy high streets with the speed turned up to 100%, drives on the road when there is an empty pavement or rallys the thing around the inside of shops like a scene from Blues Brothers.

They are an epidemic in the town that I work. I think Greggs might start putting marked bays outside their shop to cope with the number soon.
 
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