scooter petition

MrBlobby · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:16

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230348 please help !

Derek W · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:19

MrBlobby said:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230348 please help !

free scooters for everyone in the UK?

touch · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:19

MrBlobby said:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230348 please help !

If you change the highways act to classify them as a vehicle, then they'll need tax, insurance, registration, etc?

andicole0 · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:23

touch said:
If you change the highways act to classify them as a vehicle, then they'll need tax, insurance, registration, etc?

Like bicycles?
Andi.

Malevolence · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:24

Yeah, never understood why things like the Segway are banned over here, but seem to function perfectly fine in countries where they're allowed. In California for example you don't even need a licence to operate one and they're allowed on the roads.

wolfie138 · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:26

too many ****wits on two wheels driving between lanes as it is, last thing i'm going to do is support clogging roads up w/ more of them.

Terminal_Boy · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:27

Nah, the pavements would be full of beardy bellends zooming around on the damned things.

touch · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:34

andicole0 said:
Like bicycles?
Andi.

Bicycles are not vehicles because they are self-propelled.

VincentHanna · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:36

wolfie138 said:
too many ****wits on two wheels driving between lanes as it is, last thing i'm going to do is support clogging roads up w/ more of them.

You think electic mopeds will clog up the road? Methinks it would have the opposite effect. Plus they don't stink and make horrendous buzzing noises like petrol mopeds.

andicole0 · 18 Feb 2019 at 13:56

touch said:
Bicycles are not vehicles because they are self-propelled.

Some are and I don't think they are banned or registered etc. Not all scooters are powered either.
Andi.

Diddums · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:00

wolfie138 said:
too many ****wits on two wheels driving between lanes as it is, last thing i'm going to do is support clogging roads up w/ more of them.

You're that guy who gets annoyed at motorcyclists passing you at the lights, aren't you?

Rotty · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:02

do we mean like the "hover board" things? if so then no chance

touch · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:03

andicole0 said:
Some are and I don't think they are banned or registered etc. Not all scooters are powered either.
Andi.

For electric bikes,
If it is an "electrically assisted" bicycle (eg the motor only works whilst you are pedaling) then it's not a vehicle and can be used on road like a normal bicycle.
If it is an "electrically powered" bicycle (eg it has a motorcycle-style throttle which can power it without pedaling) then it's a vehicle and needs registration, insurance, etc

VincentHanna · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:04

Rotty said:
do we mean like the "hover board" things? if so then no chance

I think they mean electric mopeds..

Edit - Oh wait they mean those things people use in California to get around.....not sure they would work here.

Rotty · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:05

VincentHanna said:
I think they mean electric mopeds..

ah ok

as long as they are age restricted and insured then I don't see an issue

Semple · 18 Feb 2019 at 14:39

Are PLEV's different to mobility scooters?

It says PLEV's are currently banned from riding on the pavement or the road, but i've seen people on mobility scooters bombing around on both the pavement and the roads. :confused:

Brizzles · 18 Feb 2019 at 15:33

wolfie138 said:
too many ****wits on two wheels driving between lanes as it is, last thing i'm going to do is support clogging roads up w/ more of them.

Think you'll find that it is ****wits on 4 wheels clogging up the roads

tom_nieto · 18 Feb 2019 at 15:37

We’ve got enough plebs on the roads as is. Don’t need any more thanks.

AHarvey · 18 Feb 2019 at 15:45

Should we start a counter-petition to keep them banned?

Werewolf · 18 Feb 2019 at 16:00

Semple said:
Are PLEV's different to mobility scooters?

It says PLEV's are currently banned from riding on the pavement or the road, but i've seen people on mobility scooters bombing around on both the pavement and the roads.

Mobility scooters are quite well regulated and have to be made to certain specifications.

IIRC they're officially in their own class of motor vehicles, I can't remember the exact details but they're hard limited to 4mph for the models that are allowed on the pavement (I think that's class 3) and 8mph for road ones, and have to have certain things like reflectors and lights. You also need to fit one of a limited number of groups to be able to use them legally (disabled/mobiltiy problems), and you can get charged with things like drink driving using them

(I vaguely remember a guy who was banned from driving for drunk driving getting caught on one and getting done again

).