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10th May. Great birthday present for my wife - oh, hang on, she hates them :moo:

All true. But I wonder how many law abiding souls like me are just waiting quietly for the moment they become legal to buy their first e-scooter and do it all properly.

I know. But the Gov't has to find a solution to use them legally and safely for all because they aren't going away.

Out of interest, what make and model do you have?

Well said sir. I thought I was a lone voice (apart from the legal aspect obviously).

It's whom. And as I said, safest for the scooterist.

I last rode a bike 50 years ago on the road. I still have my Cycling Proficiency and Knights of the Road certificates, but I wouldn't cycle on the road anywhere any more than I might scooter. Scooters are even less visible then bikes on the road. I don't have answers, I just got a kick out of...

But bicycle riders not being insured is a problem. My son in his 30s was carefully crossing a road in central London when a cyclist burst out at speed from behind a bus. The cyclist hit my son, ruined an expensive suit and left him with a back injury, whilst cycling away again at speed and...

I must admit, I have borrowed one of these scooters and it was enormous fun (on private land I hasten to add). I don't fit the second paragraph demographic, being in my sixties and and paying a lot of attention! I'd love to see a solution that would encourage me to buy one. I can't see me...

But playing Devils Advocate, the pavement is the safest place for the scooterist, and nobody would even contemplate demanding manual scooters should be ridden on roads, yet they can travel at similar speeds.

Similar to teenage boys and young men on bikes then too.

Depends where you ride them...

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19416207.appeal-cyclists-death-following-collision-manor-hill-brighton/ Man dies after colliding with parked car in Manor Hill, Brighton on cycle. Both very sad events and interesting how differently they are viewed.

Why not. In my village, I could scoot from my house to the shops safely on a pavement on a scooter and not encounter a pedestrian from start to finish. Thing is, a scooter is so flexible and safe to use, you can just jump off and walk past a pedestrian before jumping back on to go about your...