I don't know if there is any training for people who get them but there should be! There are quite a few round where my mum lives and some of the people who own them are lethal.
They seem to think they can just ride these things anywhere they like and to hell with other road users and pedestrians.
One old guy belts along the pavement in his while reading a newspaper. One old biddy slammed into me one day from behind - apparently it was my fault because I wasn't looking behind me at the time. It's like geriatric dodgems at times.
Sorry but I am afraid you are wrong, class 3 mobility scooters have to be road taxed (it's the law)they have a raod speed setting (8 MPH0 and pavement setting (4 MPH) and they may legally use either
Why would you drag a 3 year old thread up just to tell someone they are wrong
... should they be used on the road or on the path? I got stuck behind a little old man today pootling along on the road. I couldn't get passed him for ages!
Depends on the motor size, if it was say a 2 litre one, then it has to be used on the road.
Mobility scooters are hazardous on the roads to other road users and hazardous on the footpath to pedestrians, they should at a minimum require training and a test then licensed users can use them on the road, never footpaths. Realisticly the same laws that apply to the Segway should apply to these.
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They seem to think they can just ride these things anywhere they like and to hell with other road users and pedestrians.
One old guy belts along the pavement in his while reading a newspaper. One old biddy slammed into me one day from behind - apparently it was my fault because I wasn't looking behind me at the time. It's like geriatric dodgems at times.
Why would you drag a 3 year old thread up just to tell someone they are wrong
Depends on the motor size, if it was say a 2 litre one, then it has to be used on the road.
Same as cars in that respect, then. Come to think of it, why shouldn't they be used by anyone who wants to use one?
I want one of those (that'll show 'em)!
Had a 125cc motorcyle engine in it !
Tractors driven on the roads have to display a number plate, a tax disc and they have to be insured.