Just saw this article that a child got seriously injured riding an electric scooter on the road, with multiple fractures and even skull fracture.
Thirteen-year-old in serious scooter accident | Cyprus Mail (cyprus-mail.com)
This is so sad honestly, but imo it's no surprise because you see kids riding scooters all the time on the road. There were some regulations introduced a year or so ago banning them from main roads, allowing them only on roads with speed limits of 30km/h I think (don't quote me on it), but these rules don't seem to be enforced strongly enough.
As a result you have kids riding on the roads without a driving license, not knowing the rules of the road. From a drivers perspective, we're not properly taught how to accommodate these scooters (or bicycles) on the same road as us.
I'm all for newer, more environmentally friendly methods of transport, but we simply don't have the infrastructure for scooters to ride safely.
What's your thoughts on the topic
by beaver316
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Yeah, 100% agreed. The initial regulation is a bit stupid as it introduces a punitive measure without considering any other alternatives. But still, riding a scooter on a road is very dangerous
Police doing nothing, we have a law against scooters on public roads, on cyclists not wearing helmets, parking on double yellow line which creates traffic. Until someone dies police wont bat an eye.
How often do you see a person on a scooter or bicycle wearing reflective clothes during the night
The law is kind stupid. The specific scooters are used to get from point A to point B. If that includes a busy road, it’s on the user.
That being said, I saw a young boy (not sure of the age) riding a rental scooter (the green ones) and the handlebar was under his chin. Next to him was an adult woman, maybe his mother? Not sure. Either way, she put her child in danger because if he tripped, he would’ve hurt himself.
There should be an age limit for eshooters because of their size and speed.
Regarding the infrastructure I’ve seen roads that have bike lanes and right next to the bike lane someone on the busy road with their bicycle.
It’s the same mentality with the sidewalks. When it’s there, people don’t use them, when it’s not there, people complain that they can’t go anywhere without being hurt.
Not to mention people using the bike lanes as a sidewalk when the sidewalk is literally right next to them.
Ban those things out right. How many scooter riders i ve seen doing stupid shit and endangering themselves and other drivers. Ban it all together.
Scooters and bicycles should only be allowed on sidewalks while being forced to pay attention to the pedestrians. Their speed is closer to that of a pedestrian, not road vehicles.