E-Scooters: I've seen it all now

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Rowena

               Hated with some people it may be !, but do you mean heated? 

Going back to the OP just in case Santa has got one for you on his sleigh and you don't want to see it sawn in half:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-59747082

Just my view but surely a better use could be found for them?

I already posted on a previous thread about this conundrum. I entirely agree that ringing one's bell is one option. But it can have drawbacks. 

Ringing bells tends to make people jump and some people get extremely bad tempered if they are sacred in that particular way. I am always cautious about ringing my bell when approaching people who are preventing me passing because they are managing to spread themselves across the entire path. Using the bell also feels to me to be aggressive. The rule is that pedestrians have priority.

My routine when cycling is to ring the bell when quite far away. If it is heard this usually does the trick without making anyone jump. But sometimes it is not heard. In that case I approach slowly and wait until one of the party spots me, which usually happens after a short while. Then, in my experience, they willingly step aside to let me pass. The cyclist who neither rings the bell and then tries to push past is the worst cyclist of all. 

I also am often walking. I get mad at cyclists who neither ring the bell nor slow down when going past. Too many assume that even a single pedestrian will walk constantly in a dead straight line. I have had many close calls with uncaring cyclists. 

As for e-scooters: these are a total menace on any pavement or pathway and I hate them with a passion. Ignorant people who continue to ride these illegally make me angry, but whilst some local authorities allow it with the hired variety it will never be controlled. I fear we are stuck with them due to this laissez-faire approach.   

I see that a 74 year old man has died after colliding with 2 parked cars in Manchester. As it was in a suburb of Manchester I doubt if it was one for hire that are legal in the city.

Do we have any 74 y.o. men or women who use them?

 One of the problems I foresee is that 80yr olds, like me, do not buy a copy of the highway code every year to check for changes. There has been no government release - in the sense of tuition - on what has happened. I still haven't a clue. 

The point about old folk not necessarily walking in a straight line is well made, from experience I know that sudden pain from joint or muscular problems can caused a sideways stagger (as can 1/2 a bottle of wine) which is why I prefer cyclists to ping their bell whilst about to overtake me. It gives me a chance to a avoid or even reduce the risk of a collision.

I am such an irascible old git that should there be a collision then I might lose my temper and lash out in anger - assuming i was not too badly injured.

This must Top Trump all other e-scooter nut cases .... 😲😲

Stuck in the outside lane all the time. Didn't know BMW did e-scooters.

I see that my post re the article in Feb's Mag on E Scooters in Cambridge has been locked as this post covers E Scooter.  Most of this post is about cyclists not E Scooters so I will start again.  At the moment it is only legal to use E Scooters if they are hired and you are advised to wear a helmet.  My point was is it prudent of the Club to have a long article on using E Scooters in Cambridge and generally extolling the virtues of them.  Where I live there are no E Scooter hire shops and yet almost every time I go out I come across them often being ridden on the pavement, ignoring traffic lights and the 'driver' not wearing a helmet.  I know the current legal situation was explained but is it not premature to print such an article?  Also in the picture the author was not wearing a helmet!   I see that the well known cycle/car accessory shop (H.....s) sells E Scooters and just carries a little warning that is illegal to ride them in public areas - yes and that will really influence someone buying one.

I am generally in favour of the new rules re cyclists and pedestrians but they will have no affect on E Scooters being used illegally.