Emily Hartridge

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Solitude

1,902 posts

174 months

Monday 15th July 2019
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If they are illegal on the roads.....and the pavements, what are they used for ?

Can you use them in a shopping Mall ?

Imagine being seriously hurt by someone on one of these.....


anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 15th July 2019
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Barchettaman said:
This is incorrect.
and require some pretty serious modding to get round the assistance cut-out limit.
Just Google whatever brand ebike motor and mod and most can be chipped in a few minutes. Like other have said there is off road modes asveell.

Gareth79

7,615 posts

245 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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drdel said:
Nope. Many have an 'off-road' setting.
I don't think any bikes sold by a reputable manufacturer as being road-legal will have an off-road switch. An e-bike with an off-road switch is unlikely to be road legal, regardless of the position the switch is in.

KAgantua

3,837 posts

130 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Saw one of her videos a year or so back - seemed a nice girl but her voice was real 'nails down a blackboard' stuff, sorry.

ApOrbital

9,933 posts

117 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Who?

red_slr

17,094 posts

188 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Thesprucegoose said:
Barchettaman said:
This is incorrect.
and require some pretty serious modding to get round the assistance cut-out limit.
Just Google whatever brand ebike motor and mod and most can be chipped in a few minutes. Like other have said there is off road modes asveell.
I used to have one with "off road" mode - sold it a few years ago but IIRC you can still legally own and ride it but you cant sell it. They cant be sold new any more so you wont find that model on sale anywhere.

As for the use of e-scooters there is no issue on private land as with anything. Media City has security that use a few different kind of electric scooters (Segway and a few 3 wheelers) but the land is all private and even though there are "roads" they are not highway maintained at public expense and are owned by Peel so they can do what they want.

Robbo 27

3,600 posts

98 months

Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Two children of neighbours ride these scooters where I live, I dont know there ages but they look to be 7-9 years old, they ride on the wrong side of the road, including blind corners, parents nowhere to be seen, he is a doctor you would think he had more sense. Especially as there are some loonies who drive way too fast.



Only a matter of time..

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo

15,066 posts

168 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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KAgantua said:
Saw one of her videos a year or so back - seemed a nice girl but her voice was real 'nails down a blackboard' stuff, sorry.
Found her quite irritating, however a shame that she’s pegged it.

Personally I don’t see the electric scooters as anymore dangerous than mobility scooters. At least they don’t hurt when they hit you.

Marlin45

1,327 posts

163 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Robbo 27 said:
Two children of neighbours ride these scooters where I live, I dont know there ages but they look to be 7-9 years old, they ride on the wrong side of the road, including blind corners, parents nowhere to be seen, he is a doctor you would think he had more sense. Especially as there are some loonies who drive way too fast.



Only a matter of time..
....and of course it will be the drivers 'fault'.

matrignano

4,325 posts

209 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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These things are everywhere in Paris.
I've seen lots of people bombing down roads next to cars, wearing no helmets. Not a fking chance I would do it!
Particularly on cobbled streets

Also there are no designated docking areas like on Boris bikes, so some pricks just throw them across a pavement, blocking access to people and I'm sure causing a nuisance to wheelchair users, prams etc

S1KRR

12,548 posts

211 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:
Personally I don’t see the electric scooters as anymore dangerous than mobility scooters. At least they don’t hurt when they hit you.
Disagree.

Just had some jockey riding one towards me on the pavement. I would estimate it was doing 15-20mph! That would hurt if it propelled 11stone of hipster wker into you! (as this one was being ridden by!)

Some users of mobility scooters, whilst not as fast, do have the habit of driving AT you as well.


Of course 2 miles later, had some cock on a bicycle riding AT me on the pavement. So I had to move. So tempted to clothes line the ! laugh

As ever, dicks use many forms of transport. They are probably dicks on foot too! rolleyes

Skyedriver

17,620 posts

281 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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S1KRR said:
Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:
Personally I don’t see the electric scooters as anymore dangerous than mobility scooters. At least they don’t hurt when they hit you.
Disagree.

Just had some jockey riding one towards me on the pavement. I would estimate it was doing 15-20mph! That would hurt if it propelled 11stone of hipster wker into you! (as this one was being ridden by!)

Some users of mobility scooters, whilst not as fast, do have the habit of driving AT you as well.


Of course 2 miles later, had some cock on a bicycle riding AT me on the pavement. So I had to move. So tempted to clothes line the ! laugh

As ever, dicks use many forms of transport. They are probably dicks on foot too! rolleyes
Yup, had one just miss me a couple of days ago as the lad rode up to the entrance to Tesco nearly skittling not just me but a few others. Think he'd have ridden it around the aisles if he could have got it through the auto doors. Reminds me of the quads being used on the roads around Darlington town centre. Total disregard for others.

Cold

15,191 posts

89 months

Thursday 18th July 2019
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FWIW, Emily did possess a crash helmet for her scooter. It was part of the gift and it always featured her filming involving the scooter.
I've no idea if she was wearing it at the time of the accident.

S1KRR

12,548 posts

211 months

Friday 19th July 2019
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Cold said:
FWIW, Emily did possess a crash helmet for her scooter. It was part of the gift and it always featured her filming involving the scooter.
I've no idea if she was wearing it at the time of the accident.
Obviously I'm hypothesising.

IIRC, it was a lorry that was involved. And no helmet is going to be able to help if that was the sad situation. frown

From the video I posted earlier. Even the biker with the GoPro witnesses a "near miss" where a lorry just blows a red light. Whether that's deliberate, carelessness or poor light positioning the end result is the same.