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Can you elaborate on the legality? In what way are they illegal?
by aventrix 8y ago
Can you elaborate on the legality? In what way are they illegal?
- vinay427 8y agoThis is fairly easy to investigate online, but here's an article I found for example: https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/buying-advice/gadget/is-it-legal-ride-electric-scooter-in-uk-3668712/ https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/buying-advice/gadget/is-it-leg...
- madeofpalk 8y agoThey're illegal in the same way that if you sticking four wheels on a fridge and driving it down the street is also illegal. They're not road worthy, and you can't use them on footpaths in the same way you can't cycle on footpaths.
- zethraeus 8y agoFWIW I was just in london and saw a bunch of people riding their own Mi scooters in the street. (That's the same scooter Bird uses.)
- madeofpalk 8y agoSure, and people smoke week or break the speed limit despite the legality.
- drb91 8y agoErr, why is it illegal? They're more than fast enough to keep up with bike traffic in the city, especially if there are dedicated lanes.
- vertex-four 8y agoBasically, the laws say that your vehicle must be licensed to be used on a road unless it’s a bicycle/pedal assist bike/a few other categories, and there’s no mechanism for licensing some of the newer transport options. The laws also say that a vehicle can’t be used on the pavement at all, so there’s no way they can be used on a public road at all. And have you ever seen a picture of most British cities - there’s barely enough room for cars and pedestrians sometimes, never mind a whole separate lane for cyclists/etc.
- cjrp 8y agoI'm seeing more and more on my commute, but it's the difference between a few people buying their own from Alibaba and a company installing them across the city. The former's unlikely to draw attention from the police, the latter much more so.
- cjrp 8y agoMotor vehicles require a license plate and insurance to be legal