Electric Scooters on Pavements....grrrrr!
Just been run into at full speed on a pavement by a teenager on an electric scooter. It was on a blind corner and he was going full pelt. Ended up with a bit of a cut to the hand where my knuckle hit his handlebars. I'm a bit ashamed to say he got some expletives, but in my defence it was damn painful. Had this been someone older/more frail, I think this could have been a lot worse.
I see them being driven at speed on pavements quite regularly and I think the police just turn a blind eye these days...I think its seen as a "green" transport mode. I don't really have a problem with riders of bikes or scooters on pavements where they are empty or at an appropriately low speed but these scooters seriously shift and have some weight behind them!
Anyway, now thats off my chest...whats the solution to this? Clearly people buy them to use as transport but they seem unsafe for riding on both the road and the pavement!
Electric Scooters on Pavements....grrrrr!
I had exactly the same thing with an electric scooter when exiting a local park, lad came into the park at full tilt on a blind entrance, I was on the footpath in the park.
Now I was checking the train times on my phone and had lots of time to look up for a pedestrian, but he had to take evasive action and started yelling at me to get off my ‘f’ing phone!
Clearly it’s a footpath in a child’s park with swings etc
The level of aggression was epic from the lad (17 years old’ish) so I thought this isn’t worth it and I’m in a no win situation so just walked away.
PS. Also they being ridden in London in traffic on the roads with no helmets or insurance, only a matter of time before the fatalities start.
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