E-Scooters: I've seen it all now

JohnM20 replied on 10/12/2021 07:57

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Posted on 10/12/2021 07:57

Whilst walking down the busy main corridor at the Royal Derby Hospital yesterday a guy in, I would say, his early twenties, (I'm 99% certain he wasn't staff), came out of the doors of one of the side clinics pushing an E-scooter. Once into the main corridor he promptly jumped on his scooter and proceeded to ride it, weaving through the people walking along the corridor. The corridor is not particularly wide and people are walking in both directions. Any one of them could have been hit by this idiot.

He had obviously ridden his scooter illegally to get to the hospital and then taken it in with him. Where was the hospital security? No where to be seen unfortunately.

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JohnM20 replied on 19/12/2021 14:42

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Posted on 19/12/2021 14:42

As far back as the 1960's, when I learned to drive, my instructor told me to treat everyone else on the road, as an idiot, because many of them will be. The same still applies today and I include pedestrians. Yesterday afternoon a chap was walking briskly along a pavement edge with his dog, parallel to the road. As he got to a zebra crossing, which I was only three or four feet away from, he did a rapid left turn straight onto the crossing without looking. I had no chance of stopping even though I was doing less than 20mph. Thankfully I didn't hit him but he decided I warranted a rude gesture. If anything worse had happened I had my dashcam footage to show the incident. To my mind he was one of the idiots.

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dave the rave replied on 19/12/2021 15:32

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Posted on 19/12/2021 12:53 by Tinwheeler

I think your reply "Yes!" in response to my question "So it’s OK to hit a cyclist if you think he’s done something stupid, is it?" explains exactly why there is need for change in order to protect the more vulnerable road users.

I'm appalled, quite honestly, at your stance.

Posted on 19/12/2021 15:32

In line with the way that people treat other people in this day and age why would you be "appalled"?People need to be aware that their actions will lead to consequences!

Tinwheeler replied on 19/12/2021 15:53

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Posted on 19/12/2021 15:32 by dave the rave

In line with the way that people treat other people in this day and age why would you be "appalled"?People need to be aware that their actions will lead to consequences!

Posted on 19/12/2021 15:53

Appalled to find you blatantly admit you would harm another person. I guess it’s in keeping with other views you’ve expressed over the years but I’m still shocked.

dave the rave replied on 19/12/2021 18:48

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Posted on 19/12/2021 15:53 by Tinwheeler

Appalled to find you blatantly admit you would harm another person. I guess it’s in keeping with other views you’ve expressed over the years but I’m still shocked.

Posted on 19/12/2021 18:48

Please note..........At no point did I intimate that I would harm another person on purpose.I pointed out the failure in the rules whereby a cycle person would be the innocent party in the event that that person undertook a motor vehicle that was indicating the drivers intention to turn left!

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Posted on 19/12/2021 18:48 by dave the rave

Please note..........At no point did I intimate that I would harm another person on purpose.I pointed out the failure in the rules whereby a cycle person would be the innocent party in the event that that person undertook a motor vehicle that was indicating the drivers intention to turn left!

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SeasideBill replied on 19/12/2021 19:22

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Tinwheeler replied on 19/12/2021 19:42

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Posted on 19/12/2021 18:48 by dave the rave

Please note..........At no point did I intimate that I would harm another person on purpose.I pointed out the failure in the rules whereby a cycle person would be the innocent party in the event that that person undertook a motor vehicle that was indicating the drivers intention to turn left!

Posted on 19/12/2021 19:42

I think you need to re-read the posts to see the whole story, NP, but I'll refresh your memory of what you said originally which was -

"If cycle pilots decide to under take a vehicle that is signalling a left turn then they deserve to get hit!"

You compounded this in your post of 12.10.

Your turn around is clear to see.

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JVB66 replied on 19/12/2021 19:54

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Posted on 19/12/2021 18:48 by dave the rave

Please note..........At no point did I intimate that I would harm another person on purpose.I pointed out the failure in the rules whereby a cycle person would be the innocent party in the event that that person undertook a motor vehicle that was indicating the drivers intention to turn left!

Posted on 19/12/2021 19:54

I think most understood what you were meaning with your post ,i

It did not stand out to mean the driver deliberately hit the under taker the undertaker was hit because they ran into a vehicle that was indicating and turning left