Electric scooter use is on the rise so no surprise.I hear from local Gardai that collisions with scooters are on the rise
No different from bicycles.I have seen some users on main roads in dark clothing and all weathers without lighting.
Fully agree this is 100x the problem scooters are or ever will be.the estimate is that 1 in 12 drivers are un-insured.
They're even less noticeable than bicycles because the person on the 'stand up' versions is stationary, so you don't even notice the movement you get with a cyclist bobbing and peddling. Coupled with dressing like a ninja and no lights, it is a dangerous combination.Electric scooter use is on the rise so no surprise.
No different from bicycles.
Fully agree this is 100x the problem scooters are or ever will be.
I wouldn't put up training and regulation as a solution with the numbers being killed by motorists here.n reality, scooters and their "drivers" are completely untrained, and unregulated, just like cyclists....
E-scooter regulations in force since last Monday 20th May:
Observation: 99% of the population at large is ignorant as to the regulations governing their use.
They've been debated for a number of years and their introduction was well flagged. Very little legislative change gets widespread coverage on RTE or elsewhere. Indeed many of those using e-scooters are unlikely to watch much if any RTE coverage and as always applies, ignorance of the law is not an acceptable defence,That's hardly surprising seeing that they were introduced only a week ago!
Indeed many of those using e-scooters are unlikely to watch much if any RTE coverage and as always applies, ignorance of the law is not an acceptable defence,
Ah yes, 2fm with all their most popular presenters now leaving as they don't like the wall to wall coverage of the affairs of the Oireachtas.That's why my comment referred to RTE radio
I wouldn't put up training and regulation as a solution with the numbers being killed by motorists here.
I don't get the point of relative numbers? There are way more pedestrians than motorists. If your point followed the lack of regulation and training there would see them causing 10's of thousands of deaths each year.I would, as the number of motorists is massive, in comparison to cyclists or scooter users.
Most people would have public liability cover under a home insurance policy.As for insurance, if they collide with a pedestrian, there almost certainly is no insurance on place.
Legislation is here, press release here. Both are allowed us cycle lanes.Are e-scooters allowed in bike lanes? Same q re the more powerful e-bikes.
Legal e-bikes must only offer pedal assistance, once the peddling stops the power must cut out though if course it is fine to coast along.The delivery bike was a hefty job and I’ve seen users on similar ones and there is no peddling required.
It is illegal to use an e-scooter with a seat in public.Likewise the scooter was on the large side with a seat.
Most insurance companies now exclude 3rd party damges etc from home insurance policiesMost people would have public liability cover under a home insurance policy.
That's for insurance cover for the driver's personal injuries or for the scooter itself, not public liability cover. The context above was an e-scooter colliding with a pedestrian, so I assumed it related to the pedestrian's ability to claim compensation. In that event the pedestrian would be able to claim against the scooter rider. If the rider had public liability cover via a home insurance policy, that would come into play. If they didn't have such cover (living in rented accommodation with no contents cover whatsoever for example), they'd be personally liable if found at fault.Most insurance companies now exclude 3rd party damges etc from home insurance policies
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