Am I losing my mind or something? Thought eScooters were illegal unless they’re those rental ones, yet every day the streets are full of absolute bellends flying about on them like it’s GTA. Pavements, roads, red lights, weaving between people, no helmets, no lights, nearly taking kids and old people out and the police just… don’t give a single fuck.
I’ve genuinely never seen anyone stopped. Not once. Even when they’re clearly taking the piss. So are they actually illegal or is it one of those “technically illegal but we won’t enforce it” situations? Because if the law exists but no one enforces it then what’s the point.
And if they ARE illegal, why the hell is Amazon selling them like they’re kettles. Next day delivery, no warnings anyone takes seriously, nothing. You’d think if something wasn’t legal to use on public roads they might, I dunno, not sell millions of the bloody things.
Feels like one of those UK rules where everyone knows it’s illegal, everyone ignores it, and nothing happens until someone gets seriously hurt. I’m not even anti eScooter, I’m anti dickheads doing 20mph on the pavement like it’s normal.
So yeah… are they illegal or not, because right now it looks like no one in charge gives a shit.