Are mobility scooters and bicycles worse than Toyotas?
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From: Chris Bartram on 7 Apr 2010 16:17 On 07/04/2010 14:14, Adrian wrote: > Mike P the 1st<MikePthe1st2(a)northofwherethecustardstops.com> gurgled > happily, sounding much like they were saying: > >>>> There is a large aggressive man on a large fast scooter in my locality >>>> who makes everyone very uneasy as he charges along the pavements. > >>> To be fair, if by "fast" you mean "more than 4mph", then that's already >>> illegal. > >> Very fast then ! It is a large scooter and I reckon it goes over 10mph. > > I doubt it. 8mph. > >> I think it has been tweaked. > > Again, I doubt it. > > <thinks> What happened to BurgerMan? There's a guy on one I see going up and down my road, and it certainly *looks* like it's doing more than 8mph. I suppose it could be deceptive though.
From: Tony Dragon on 7 Apr 2010 18:16 Adrian wrote: > Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>>> what do you think should be done about this threat to life and limb >>>> from mobility scooters? > >>> Ban them from pavements: > >> How would the disabled do their shopping? > > Oooh! I know this one! > > They'd cycle. Obviously. Round the supermarket. -- Tony Dragon
From: The Medway Handyman on 7 Apr 2010 19:59 Tony Dragon wrote: > Adrian wrote: >> Doug <jagmad(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were saying: >> >>>>> what do you think should be done about this threat to life and >>>>> limb from mobility scooters? >> >>>> Ban them from pavements: >> >>> How would the disabled do their shopping? >> >> Oooh! I know this one! >> >> They'd cycle. Obviously. > > Round the supermarket. They could go the wrong way down isles, ignore junctions..... Just like they do on the roads really. -- Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.
From: The Medway Handyman on 7 Apr 2010 20:02 Chris Bartram wrote: > On 07/04/2010 18:01, Doug wrote: > >> I thought I had explained the connection with Toyotas, its all down >> to the number iof deaths caused by various modes of transport. >> Obviously unsafe cars which are allowed to continue using our roads >> does present a serious problem. > Has the case of faulty Toyotas been proved to cause deaths, or were > the drivers actually at fault? OMG!!!!!! You asked the Catford Cretin to answer a direct question and back up a claim with facts???? Don't you understand the rules around here? -- Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.
From: Caer Myrddin on 7 Apr 2010 20:14
On 7 Apr, 19:29, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > > > Cars should be banned from pavements too. > > You're right, Duhg. They should. > > Oh, wait a mo. > > They already are. If only it was enforced... The one time I've tried to get it enforced was when a builders van was parked over a pavement, forcing anyone with a baby buggy, or even just a waist measurement over 24", to walk along the main bus route instead of the provided footpath. In an area where they'll attend at any time of day or night if people parallel park with too few inches between one bumper and the next. |