Nearly got skittled by one of these things today, whizzed past me from behind on a footpath without any warning, and almost completely silent, do the users of these machines have to have compulsory third party insurance? is there any speed limit on them whilst being used on foot paths shared by pedestrians?
Dunno, but I overtook an old lady on one “driving” in the breakdown lane of a busy arterial road out of Sydney. Figured she may not have had much to lose if it didn’t go so well. Was funny though when we stopped in long-weekend traffic and she undertook the lot of us and was outta there.
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye ;
Ian said:
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye ;
So then they are forced to be Collingwood supporters?
I think they are supposed to travel at walking pace on the footpath.
bob(from black rock) said:
Nearly got skittled by one of these things today, whizzed past me from behind on a footpath without any warning, and almost completely silent, do the users of these machines have to have compulsory third party insurance? is there any speed limit on them whilst being used on foot paths shared by pedestrians?
I initially read the word “skittled” as “skilled”. They’re only silent to deaf people, all the rest of us can hear them coming easily.
There’s a maximum legal speed of 10 km/h. That’s not fast.
Liability insurance for mobility scooters costs about $120 a year. Also, sometimes it’s covered in other types of insurance such as home and contents. It’s not compulsory.
mollwollfumble said:
bob(from black rock) said:
Nearly got skittled by one of these things today, whizzed past me from behind on a footpath without any warning, and almost completely silent, do the users of these machines have to have compulsory third party insurance? is there any speed limit on them whilst being used on foot paths shared by pedestrians?
I initially read the word “skittled” as “skilled”. They’re only silent to deaf people, all the rest of us can hear them coming easily.
There’s a maximum legal speed of 10 km/h. That’s not fast.
Liability insurance for mobility scooters costs about $120 a year. Also, sometimes it’s covered in other types of insurance such as home and contents. It’s not compulsory.
Thanks molly.
there is no liability insurance for electric wheelchair users.. they go faster than walking pace.
Arts said:
there is no liability insurance for electric wheelchair users.. they go faster than walking pace.
Recon it would hurt if you got hit by one!
bob(from black rock) said:
Arts said:
there is no liability insurance for electric wheelchair users.. they go faster than walking pace.
Recon it would hurt if you got hit by one!
Stealth said:
Especially if it is Sergey Morozov. He can walk at 15.8km/h…
Pffft. All Racewalkers are cheats.
The biggest worry is feral old fart geeks with too much time on their hands who overclock their buggies.
Rule 303 said:
Stealth said:Especially if it is Sergey Morozov. He can walk at 15.8km/h…Pffft. All Racewalkers are cheats.
…or I am just cr*p at running
Peak Warming Man said:
The biggest worry is feral old fart geeks with too much time on their hands who overclock their buggies.
Speaking of which – There’s debate going on in the cycling community about whether petrol-powered (by which they mean motor-assisted) bikes are bicycles or motorbikes. Apparently the rules say the engine can be up to 48cc or 200W.
A modern 2-stroke petrol engine of 48cc will produce about 15 times that power.
Stealth said:
…or I am just cr*p at running
Nope. Cheating.
Rule 303 said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The biggest worry is feral old fart geeks with too much time on their hands who overclock their buggies.
Speaking of which – There’s debate going on in the cycling community about whether petrol-powered (by which they mean motor-assisted) bikes are bicycles or motorbikes. Apparently the rules say the engine can be up to 48cc or 200W.
A modern 2-stroke petrol engine of 48cc will produce about 15 times that power.
Stealth said:
Most states also have a engine cut out limit of 25km/h.
Hmmm. Seems like a real easy thing to tamper with.
A while ago I was looking at ICE scooters. Some nice stuff in America and Europe but only Chinese knock offs in Oz.
Last week I saw an old man on a buggy with the plastic cover down. He was inside, it was sunny outside, so I assume the plastic protects him from blood spatter when he hits someone :)
Rule 303 said:
Stealth said:Most states also have a engine cut out limit of 25km/h.Hmmm. Seems like a real easy thing to tamper with.