Mobility scooters

[uncle tez]

I've just seen a man riding a mobility scooter on a road whilst on his mobile phone and in his other hand was a can of special brew. I couldn't actually believe it at first and didn't think it was actually possible to do all three at once but then I thought about the law.

Can you actually ride a mobility scooter on a public road ? It didn't have a license plate or lights that I could see.

Does the law preventing the use of a mobile phone include mobility scooters ?

Is this classed as drink driving ?

[joe_90]

[shandyboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrzJJg87lcI

[TooMany2cvs]

uncle tez said:

Is this classed as drink driving ?

No more so than a pedestrian walking along with a mobile in one hand a drink in the other would be.

If it was a 4mph scooter, then he should be on the pavement rather than in the road.

[uncle tez]

It looked to be going faster than 4mph but can't be sure. It was a very strange thing to see but not unusual in these parts.