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For about a year we've had four E-Scooters across the road. They were blue. On August 1st the county council then gave the contract to Voi who have 310 across 179 bays in Gloucestershire. About 20m away from my home is one of these bays (white box markings) and, as you see,at a bus-stop. The maximum number I've seen there is 10..there are 10 here. A few days ago there were 5 either side of the bus-stop. I've seen a lady from the company arrive in a van a couple of times to move them all to the right of the bus-stop where the bay is. It can only accommodate four. I do wonder if the bus drivers report it to management who then complain to Voi. It's only a ten month contract so they won't want to cause problems.
On another aspect of E-Scooters. Yesterday, one went along the road at approximately 40mph. It was a private scooter and it's illegal to use them on the road. What I don't understand is that when legislation was passed it made it illegal to ride a private one on the public highway but allowed on private land . They must surely have realised that they'd be used on the roads, anyway. They should have stuck with the trials for those companies who hire them out. I can't recall the last time I saw a police car around here. Our road is a 30mph limit. The rider, a young man, did not wear a safety helmet..I haven't seen a rider who does. Whether they have their own or hire them theye riders will drive on the footpath and when they come to a side road they just go from one pavement across the road to the other without looking out for any traffic turning into the side road. I wonder how many accidents there have been and what kind of injurioes have been sustained. A few weeks back I looked out of the window at 8.15am to see an odd sight. A young lady..about 18.. riding along the road on a hire scooter wearing a smart long beige coat, a nice handbag on her arm and flowing brown hair..no helmet.
On another aspect of E-Scooters. Yesterday, one went along the road at approximately 40mph. It was a private scooter and it's illegal to use them on the road. What I don't understand is that when legislation was passed it made it illegal to ride a private one on the public highway but allowed on private land . They must surely have realised that they'd be used on the roads, anyway. They should have stuck with the trials for those companies who hire them out. I can't recall the last time I saw a police car around here. Our road is a 30mph limit. The rider, a young man, did not wear a safety helmet..I haven't seen a rider who does. Whether they have their own or hire them theye riders will drive on the footpath and when they come to a side road they just go from one pavement across the road to the other without looking out for any traffic turning into the side road. I wonder how many accidents there have been and what kind of injurioes have been sustained. A few weeks back I looked out of the window at 8.15am to see an odd sight. A young lady..about 18.. riding along the road on a hire scooter wearing a smart long beige coat, a nice handbag on her arm and flowing brown hair..no helmet.
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