Electric scooters on MUP
05-15-20, 07:45 AM
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I have an electric scooter and I find it very convenient. The scooter is very maneuverable on the road and it does not need to stand in traffic. A comfortable ride on a scooter enriches the joy and excitement of travel, regardless of the weather. Electric scooters are one of the most comfortable rides. I have a seated model that I chose here https://electricscootercritic.com/be...scooters-seat/, this is one of the most fascinating personal vehicles, very comfortable.
05-15-20, 08:34 AM
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In some ways these electric scooter/e-bikes are worse than cars. Even at the same speed they carry more momentum than a bike, because of the greater mass. Also they have no license plate. What if the driver runs away after hitting somebody?
05-15-20, 07:55 PM
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We are going thru this nonsense in in Lincoln Ne. The city Council is making a big deal out of it. IMO they are making a mountain out of a mole hill. We are talking a dinky little scooter with a 1 horse power motor, they are little more than a kids toy. The council wants to control businesses that rent them, and only want them to rent to people 18 or over. Yet 16 year olds can drive 600 horse power cars on the street. Does that make sense?
16 year olds don't drive or park 600 HP cars on sidewalks, and when they injure people or damage property police can track them down via their license plate number.
Scooter renters leave them in piles and are relatively anonymous.
One horsepower is enough for thirty miles an hour, which is 27 more than the average pedestrian walks and more than double the average cyclist's 12 MPH speed which isn't permitted on sidewalks.
While an outright ban is stupid, cities need to do a better job keeping scooters off sidewalks for the safety of both their riders and pedestrians.
As cyclists know, car drivers aren't looking for vehicle speed traffic off the main roadway which leads to collisions at intersections between drivers and people bicycling on sidewalks or paths parallel to the main road.
Last edited by Drew Eckhardt; 05-15-20 at 07:59 PM.
