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Posted: 13:54 - 08 Jul 2020 Post subject: |
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Rental scooters will presumably have third party liability insurance through the hiring company, (much like London's Boris / Uber etc bikes) so I guess it makes sense that they're legal first.
As for the most cyclists and privately owned escooters having insurance...
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You'll be surprised. There's lots of options out there for cover and you tend to get £1m Public Liability cover thrown in when you insure the bike itself. The take-up rate on new bikes being insured separately is a lot higher than you'd expect. |
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Has anyone heard where they are going to set these things up? Obviously London will happen bit anywhere else?
I doubt they will in MK as the Santander bikes have a 50% vandalised/nicked rate here and I can see the escooters going the same way. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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13.4% of motorists in East London are uninsured.
Almost 10% in other parts.
(https://www.churchill.com/press-office/releases/2016/uninsured-driving-hotspots-in-the-uk)
Do we really think the escooter brigade will:
a) be insured?
b) stop in an accident or after damaging something?
c) give a F*** what the police say?
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Kris wrote: | 13.4% of motorists in East London are uninsured.
Almost 10% in other parts.
(https://www.churchill.com/press-office/releases/2016/uninsured-driving-hotspots-in-the-uk)
Do we really think the escooter brigade will:
a) be insured?
b) stop in an accident or after damaging something?
c) give a F*** what the police say?
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Absolutely. Although to me the big issue with this is the mums buying these for their kids. One nearly had the missus knocked over the other day - lad of about 11, girl behind him about 8. With so little weight on them, they're pretty rapid moving. |
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Polarbear wrote: | Has anyone heard where they are going to set these things up? Obviously London will happen bit anywhere else?
I doubt they will in MK as the Santander bikes have a 50% vandalised/nicked rate here and I can see the escooters going the same way. |
They were going to be trialled in Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton, Hartlepool and Darlington, but the government has extended this to "anywhere that wants a trial"[1].
It will depend, I think, on where companies think they can turn a profit. They cost a little to hire.
I saw a green e-bicycle abandoned/stolen in Woughton on the Green, near the H7. A couple of schoolchildren were trying to make off with it, but the back wheel was locked, so they were gaving a hard time. Got rid of them, phoned the number on it & someone said they'd pick it up.
I also saw one of those delivery robot things where Fyfield Barrow crosses the A4146. I suppose there must be some sort of security on them, I'm surp-rised they aren't heaved off bridges or into canals. Edit: [2].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials-defining-e-scooters-and-rules-for-their-use/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwtshOldlCk |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 281 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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