General Chat

i think they should be banned! lololol

no seriouly, yes they should be tested x

ive seen one bombing down the moterway
in the slow lane holding traffic up
i thought that was illegal

You don't live down my road do you Rose?

I'm searching for a local report that one user had been banned from using it in public...damned if I can find it now.

yes I think so, there was a lady where I have recently moved from, she was 'known' for her lack of attention to others on the road, I've watching her myself, pulling out in front of cars with inches to spare.

I thought the speed was limited to 8mph, though I think even a runner would struggle to keep up with some of them.

thy should be paying road tax and insurance to
some are a liability

SO yes to a test

lost count how many toes have been ran over in the supermarket :-(

Yes, also to be made to have compulsery Insuance,most of them are not,and the speed should also be limited to walking pace.**M**

Just searching for mobility scooters when I came across this BBC report...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8436558.stm

Basically, there is feeling that due to the number of accidents involving mobility scooters, there needs to be a test, something like the cycling proficiency test..before a person can use them.

I completely agree with this, having witness a pedestrian being mown down by an elderly lady on a scooter, and her being most rude and unapologetic about it...another elderly woman insisting on using it on the road, and turning across traffic without looking or signalling, causing a shunts as drivers had to slam on brakes, or the 'gentleman' who drives his along the footpaths at what must be 15-20 mph...so clearly tampered with.

What do you think? Test or not?