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Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by bluescrn on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @09:48AM (#46376032)
LTNs and pedestrianised areas are great for criminals on illegal high-powered e-bikes. Purpose-built getaway routes.
Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by tim333 on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @11:47AM (#46377098)
I'm not that convinced pedestrianised areas make it easier for them. At least you can spot the thieves if bikes are not supposed to be there.
Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by dpark on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @12:41PM (#46377533)
lol. People will try to paint anything they don’t like as bad because criminals can also use it.
Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by bluescrn on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @01:31PM (#46377967)
It’s about actively blocking police and other emergency vehicles while allowing a new class of problem vehicles, illegal e-motorbikes, to pass unimpeded.

As a motorist, the war on cars (and milking of motorists for tax revenue) would be less infuriating if we didn’t have the rising broad-daylight lawlessness of illegal e-bikes and scooters doing 30mph+ with no pedaling, no tax, and no insurance. Often with corporate branding in the form of Deliveroo or Just Eat bags. Sometimes balaclava-clad and engaging in dodgier activities.

(Would be in favour of regulating and policing these bikes and scooters rather than outright prohibition, but the UK government chooses to stick to prohibition and very inconsistent policing)

Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by dpark on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @02:43PM (#46378558)
Sorry, this doesn’t make any sense. If the problem were that criminals have high powered e-bikes, the obvious answer would be to give high powered e-bikes to the police.

What you’re actually griping about isn’t criminals using e-bikes as getaway vehicles, but the presence of these unsafe e-bikes at all. You’re basically saying “how come I can’t drive my unsafe machine but they can drive theirs?” And yeah, I don’t want people zipping by at 30mph on scooters either, but the problem isn’t that the cars are gone.

Re:The e-scooter isn't new – London was zooming around on Au... by Nasrudith on Saturday December 27, 2025 @04:51PM (#46405636)
Reminds me of the one bizzare rationalization in California claiming high speed stops will somehow bring burglaries. I am not sure what blend of NIMBYism, racism, classism, or xenophobia came up with that.