Originally Posted by
SlinkyWizard
After looking up the definition of a MUP and seeing a few videos, in Korea, we have 100's of kilometres of MUP's,
they are becoming more popular with cyclists, new and old ,many electric wheelchairs, and now the Korean government will make it legal for electric scooters to ride on the MUP.
This is ridiculous !!!
Large groups of very fast cyclists , dangerously overtaking slower riders a very common sight, and it's no wonder why you occasionally see ambulances on the MUP,
and now, an even faster mode of transportation will be allowed to ride on the MUP's. Electric scooter riders already ride on the MUP, despite banners saying they are not allowed, and these things fly, a lot of riders wearing motorcycle helmets
I would hate to think what would happen if one were to collide with an electric scooter going at top speed, and once made legal, I assume many more people will opt for this form of transportation, primarily to avoid traffic going to and from work.
E bikes are capped at 25km/h, by law, I hope the same law will apply to electric scooters as well.
I've never been in Korea, but from what I've read and heard about traffic there, I suspect the crowding on a Korean MUP is many times greater than on even the most crowded US MUP. I've never seen an ambulance on an American MUP, and injuries, from all sources I'm aware of are rare.
I've also never seen anyone riding a escooter faster than 25 km/hr (about 15 mph). Is that really common in Korea?
I'm not for allowing escooters on US MUPs because I've seen them too poorly controlled at 15 mph to weave safely through pedestrian and cycling traffic in the narrow confines of a path. I can imagine that this would be horrible at higher speeds in a bigger crowd.