Segways

On 01/07/2014 19:40, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 01/07/2014 08:13, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 30/06/2014 23:44, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 30/06/2014 23:24, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 30/06/2014 22:40, Nick Finnigan wrote:
(Once again) It is treated the same as a bicycle.

No, it isn't. Segways are not legal to be used on roads or public
paths,
keeping on saying that they are will not magically make them so.

Some bicycles are not legal to be used on roads or public paths.

The discusion is not about bicycles, it is about segways, see the thread
title.

Uncle Pete started the thread and is allowed to compare them with
other bicycles.

Or any velocipede type :-)

On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:51:47 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote:

On 01/07/2014 19:36, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 01/07/2014 08:17, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 30/06/2014 23:42, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 30/06/2014 22:57, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:40:55 +0100, Nick Finnigan
wrote:


Bicycles don't ne registration to ride on the road.

They do if they can not be propelled using pedals.


A segway has no pedals, so needs to be registered, oh dear it does not
meet
UK requirements for a motor vehicle, so it cannot be.

The CPS and DfT believe it can be adapted to meet the requirements.

When it is then it will be legal, in the mean time it isn't. They have
been trying for several years already, so breath holding is inadvisable.

It's unbelievable they make so much fuss about a little thing. A child could overtake one on a push scooter without a motor.

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:36:42 +0100, Nick Finnigan wrote:

On 30/06/2014 23:49, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 23:42:01 +0100, Nick Finnigan wrote:

On 30/06/2014 22:57, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:40:55 +0100, Nick Finnigan wrote:
(Once again) It is treated the same as a bicycle.

Bicycles don't ne registration to ride on the road.

They do if they can not be propelled using pedals.

So if I made a bicycle/motorbike/thing which could either be pedalled or
powered by an engine that could take it to 70mph, I'd need no registration?

No.

No I'm wrong or no I wouldn't need a registration?

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:51:55 +0100, Tony Dragon wrote:

On 01/07/2014 13:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:52:08 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 12:45, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 01/07/2014 10:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:42:33 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:











Something ridiculously low. There shouldn't be one at all, and I'd say
it was biassed against the disabled. They're forced by law to use the
road (which is very dangerous for an old codger on a mobility scooter)
if they have a fast one.


Oh dear, why are they forced to use the road, all they have to do is
keep to the limit, simple really.

I believe that fast mobility scooters have a user operated switch to
keep the maximum speed to 4 mph for when they are in use on pavements,
their high speed is limited to 8mph.

8 is hardly fast for a pavement. Can you imagine a ****ed in the head
pig actually doing someone for speeding at 8mph? While a runner
overtakes and doesn't get stopped?


Wriggle wriggle.

Answer the question, if you're able to.

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:18:32 +0100, Peter Percival wrote:

Uncle Peter wrote:
What is your opinion on where these should be allowed? Currently
they're banned on roads AND pavements!

There is no room on the pavements, they're full of cyclists.

Cyclists apparently scaring pedestrians. People need to man up.

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On 01/07/2014 21:59, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:51:55 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 13:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:52:08 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 12:45, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 01/07/2014 10:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:42:33 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:











Something ridiculously low. There shouldn't be one at all, and
I'd say
it was biassed against the disabled. They're forced by law to use
the
road (which is very dangerous for an old codger on a mobility
scooter)
if they have a fast one.


Oh dear, why are they forced to use the road, all they have to do is
keep to the limit, simple really.

I believe that fast mobility scooters have a user operated switch to
keep the maximum speed to 4 mph for when they are in use on pavements,
their high speed is limited to 8mph.

8 is hardly fast for a pavement. Can you imagine a ****ed in the head
pig actually doing someone for speeding at 8mph? While a runner
overtakes and doesn't get stopped?


Wriggle wriggle.

Answer the question, if you're able to.


Keep digging.

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On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:08:54 +0100, Tony Dragon wrote:

On 01/07/2014 21:59, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:51:55 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 13:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:52:08 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 12:45, Tony Dragon wrote:












I believe that fast mobility scooters have a user operated switch to
keep the maximum speed to 4 mph for when they are in use on pavements,
their high speed is limited to 8mph.

8 is hardly fast for a pavement. Can you imagine a ****ed in the head
pig actually doing someone for speeding at 8mph? While a runner
overtakes and doesn't get stopped?


Wriggle wriggle.

Answer the question, if you're able to.


Keep digging.

I thought you couldn't. You lose.

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On 02/07/2014 08:23, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:08:54 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 21:59, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:51:55 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 13:43, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:52:08 +0100, Mrcheerful
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 12:45, Tony Dragon wrote:












I believe that fast mobility scooters have a user operated switch to
keep the maximum speed to 4 mph for when they are in use on
pavements,
their high speed is limited to 8mph.

8 is hardly fast for a pavement. Can you imagine a ****ed in the head
pig actually doing someone for speeding at 8mph? While a runner
overtakes and doesn't get stopped?


Wriggle wriggle.

Answer the question, if you're able to.


Keep digging.

I thought you couldn't. You lose.


Still waiting for you to tell us why they are forced to use the roads.

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On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:04:25 +0100, Tony Dragon wrote:

On 02/07/2014 08:23, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:08:54 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 21:59, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:51:55 +0100, Tony Dragon
wrote:

On 01/07/2014 13:43, Uncle Peter wrote:














Wriggle wriggle.

Answer the question, if you're able to.


Keep digging.

I thought you couldn't. You lose.


Still waiting for you to tell us why they are forced to use the roads.

Who? All I've said is I can't see a problem with mobility scooters going 8mph on a pavement, or a segway going 12.5mph on a pavement.

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On 01/07/14 20:21, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 01/07/2014 19:53, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 01/07/2014 19:43, Nick Finnigan wrote:
On 01/07/2014 12:12, pcb1962 wrote:
On 30/06/14 22:37, Nick Finnigan wrote:

They are motor cycles. Some are legal to use on roads.

Could you provide a link to some information about these road-legal
Segways
please?

http://segway.ch/en/infos/strassenzulassung.php

it needs to be road legal in the UK

They are.

No they aren't. They do not have type approval required for use in the UK.