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I was looking at the pages today of our local rag. Theres a part in it that asks if anyone has a story to tell, or something to say etc., as i’d imagine most local papers do.
So I did. I wrote in about the two gentlemen I see daily, sitting outside of a local pub on their mobility scooters, drinking. I have to drive past this particular pub to go to and from work. Often iv’e seen them still there two or three hours after the first time I saw them, still drinking, and no ones going to tell me that they’re still on the same pint! Iv’e also very often seen a couple of the local PCSO’s standing chatting to them. One of the points iv’e made is that would these same officers be happy to stand and chat to me were I sitting in my car, about to drive, having drunk 2 or 3 or maybe more, pints! no of course they wouldn’t, i’d be probably prosecuted for drinking and driving, and rightly so.
There are several people here know my reasons for this. They also know that iv’e nothing against people riding these mobility scooters, it’s gotten people out of the house who once weren’t able to, they should though, be handling and riding them responsibly. Sitting outside of a pub and drinking all the afternoon isn’t being anymore responsible than if I were to do it in my car.
Ok, rant over :wink:
Now that these scooters are available secondhand quite cheap, I’m suspicious that a minority of the people who use them are the ‘unfit able-bodied’, who see them as a lazy alternative to walking or cycling.
@bassingbourne55 wrote:
Now that these scooters are available secondhand quite cheap, I’m suspicious that a minority of the people who use them are the ‘unfit able-bodied’, who see them as a lazy alternative to walking or cycling.
Of course B55. Iv;e seen people with them, know of people who have them because, ‘they can’t be bothered to walk’ :roll:
I saw a lady on one at the weekend. She was huge, and the scooter was one of the small 3 wheeled kind. It seemed to be straining under the weight of her! Several times it almost ended up on its side, and her too! I can only assume it was because of the weight ratio. The scooter was clearly too small for a woman of her size!
Ooooh Carol don’t start me on bloody mobility scooters. :evil: :lol:
Am I the only road user that objects to them thinking they’ve got the god given right to ride on the road? I’ve got to have Tax, insurance & a MOT for my car to be legal – Have often wondered about the consequence of being involved in a collision with one because as far as I know they don’t pay tax insurance or MOT. :-k
And …. they tear round the town centre like mad things ploughing into peeps. What makes me laugh is the ones you see parked up outside the pubs in town …. funny how the use of their legs come back for a pint innit. :-#
Yeah I know cynical bug/gar aren’t I :lol:
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Don’t laugh tink it’s not funny! :wink:
(sits pmsl @mental image)
When pple buy one now Sarah, a new one anyway, they have to register it, they’re then sent a tax disc by the DVLA, they dont have to pay for it, but it means they’re registered and traceable in the event of an accident.
Obviously the same doesn’t apply when buying the machines second hand, well not yet anyway.
As far as the insurance of them goes. At the moment its not compulsory, its voluntary. Mostly they’re not, the usual excuse is they can’t afford it lol. Laughable when you consider the cost of some of these machines. A man I know in local shopping precinct was telling me one day that he sold a £3000.00 machine to an elderly lady, offered her the insurance package, which was £58 and said she was very indignant in saying where do you think I have the money for insurance, and i’ll only be using it to go shopping. I wonder if i’d get away with that if I had no insurance, but i’m only using the car officer to get my shopping! lol, I doubt it. :roll:
They should certainly be insured and accountable for any accidents incurred as a result of poor or drunken driving.
@will wrote:
how do u all feel about ppl riding bicycles on da road. was ridin mine da other day n a woman clipped me back weel with her car cos she was chattin on her phone.. very responsibul eh. anyway.. she yelled at me like it was my fault.. it was all her cos she werent fckin concentratin cos she was on her phone.
i feel safer ridin on da pavement but then the old biddies start wingin about dat too. but how can a bike compare to a car if there was an acident. it cant realley.. i dnt feel safe on da road.Will it wasn’t responsible of her to be on her phone to clip you or to have a go at you. People do these days tho seem in-capable of taking any responsibility.
I don’t have a problem with bikes on the pavement, I do tho have a problem with some of the riders because they can often be quite rude! and I believe that over a certain wheel size, it might be 26″ they shouldnt be on the pavement in the first place but in the road. But then when you see police officers doing it, what can you say. That and pressing the button at a pelican crossing and then riding their bikes across, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@will wrote:
how do u all feel about ppl riding bicycles on da road. was ridin mine da other day n a woman clipped me back weel with her car cos she was chattin on her phone.. very responsibul eh. anyway.. she yelled at me like it was my fault.. it was all her cos she werent fckin concentratin cos she was on her phone.
i feel safer ridin on da pavement but then the old biddies start wingin about dat too. but how can a bike compare to a car if there was an acident. it cant realley.. i dnt feel safe on da road.Have you done your cyclying proficientcy test young will ? We had to pass a test to drive our cars on the road.
I hope you told her she was a naughty lady. :-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/…/Return-cyc … -test.html
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I think cyclists should stay on the pavement, am not suggesting, Will, that u are not a responsible rider but some of them weave in and out of the traffic, ride together in packs (lol) and can b altogether quite dangerous, and if they do ride on the road should they then not have insurance ect too, as do cars and motorcycles, i also think scooters should abide by these same rules and boundaries…… :wink:
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