As for e-scooters, now about to be fully licensed, it terrifies me to watch such a huge mistake being made
As for electric bicycles, I am astonished that there is so little protest against these incredibly dangerous unlicensed motorbikes, as heavy as sin and regularly ridden at way above the supposed 15mph speed limit.
I can see why an 80-year-old might need a bit of assistance pedalling uphill. But these things are used by fit young people, who could perfectly well propel themselves. After 40 years of campaigning for cycle lanes segregated from motor vehicles, it pains me to see these things belting along such lanes.
I can see why an 80-year-old might need a bit of assistance pedalling uphill. But these things are used by fit young people, who could perfectly well propel themselves, writes Peter Hitchens (pictured)
As for e-scooters, now about to be fully licensed, it terrifies me to watch such a huge mistake being made. And the pain is made worse by the self-satisfied expressions on the faces of their riders, so often clad in head-to-toe black as they zoom along a pavement near you. Many will either kill themselves or somebody else, as these wobbly toys are inherently unsafe for their riders and the public.
I suspect the Department for Transport hopes that, if they become common, it will provide an excuse to cut bus services. I can think of no other reason why they have fallen so completely for such a bad idea. I have seen plenty of foolish fads before, but never one as daft as this. MOS.
