What happened to journalism? Remember when you could read a news story and actually decipher what happened? Good old days.
stugib on
The “ban them” brigade will downvote me, but this seems like the ludicrous consequence of governments continuing to kick the can down the road and not legally clarifying what escooters are and the the police picking easy targets by continuing to treat them as cars without the means of users insuring them like cars.
Assuming it wasn’t modified to do stupid speed, would the kid be facing similar charges if the same accident happened riding a pedal assisted electric bike doing the same speed?
piratepixie on
It’s worded really badly. Did someone in the car die too, along with the passenger of the e-scooter?
Unsey on
> He has also been charged with causing death by driving unlicensed and causing death by driving uninsured.
These are real offences? How on earth does driving without insurance specifically cause the death of someone?
Demievil on
I had a pair of teenage girls on one scooter undertake me on the inside pavement outside shop doors this week. Easily going as fast as a push bike at speed, with no helmets obviously.
Neptune_LordX on
E Scooters and E Bikes have no place in a civilised society. Built for lazy people.
Toastlove on
See tons of people going two’s up on E-bikes and Scooters absolutely sending it on footpaths, amazed there are so few accidents considering even bumpy paving slabs can have you off at those speeds on a scooter.
BiggestNizzy on
I am all for mandatory public liability insurance for this sort of thing, like they do in the Netherlands. That and regulations around personal electric transport would solve most of the problems.
Behemothslayer on
Can someone clarify this for me as it’s badly written; A 14 year old was driving a car and hit two other 14 year olds on a scooter killing them???
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What happened to journalism? Remember when you could read a news story and actually decipher what happened? Good old days.
The “ban them” brigade will downvote me, but this seems like the ludicrous consequence of governments continuing to kick the can down the road and not legally clarifying what escooters are and the the police picking easy targets by continuing to treat them as cars without the means of users insuring them like cars.
Assuming it wasn’t modified to do stupid speed, would the kid be facing similar charges if the same accident happened riding a pedal assisted electric bike doing the same speed?
It’s worded really badly. Did someone in the car die too, along with the passenger of the e-scooter?
> He has also been charged with causing death by driving unlicensed and causing death by driving uninsured.
These are real offences? How on earth does driving without insurance specifically cause the death of someone?
I had a pair of teenage girls on one scooter undertake me on the inside pavement outside shop doors this week. Easily going as fast as a push bike at speed, with no helmets obviously.
E Scooters and E Bikes have no place in a civilised society. Built for lazy people.
See tons of people going two’s up on E-bikes and Scooters absolutely sending it on footpaths, amazed there are so few accidents considering even bumpy paving slabs can have you off at those speeds on a scooter.
I am all for mandatory public liability insurance for this sort of thing, like they do in the Netherlands. That and regulations around personal electric transport would solve most of the problems.
Can someone clarify this for me as it’s badly written; A 14 year old was driving a car and hit two other 14 year olds on a scooter killing them???