I’m with the others, I’d say it’s worthwhile. It reminds me of those safety adverts: at 30mph you have 80/20 chance, at 40mph you have 20/80
edit: https://youtu.be/HeUX6LABCEA
The differences between 12/15/19 will be more subtle but do need data collection.
Those safety adverts were the catalyst for my last comment, that one with the little girl was probably one of the most impactful adverts i’ve ever seen, horrible.
Edit, Arghh now you’ve linked it, i hate that advert, it’s amazing how much more it impacts you once you have a child too.
Hopefully it’s not on the pavement.
Yeah I fully agree and that is true.
Like I said upto 12mph most of the time is fine and you can stop pretty much instantly .
The only time I’d go faster is when nobody is around say early morning in the road of an industrial estate and even then 15mph max
It would be legal for the trials as they adjusted the conditions to allow seating (original proposals did not), but otherwise probably a PLEV?
I assume higher cost and competition against bikes/mopeds/scooters is why we aren’t seeing this sort of thing as much.
The Lime scooters here in Vienna seem to be limited to 23km/h which is roughly 15mph.
They feel plenty fast at that speed. I’m not sure I’d actually feel safe going any faster, especially on those tiny wheels with no safety gear!
They also seem to use some sort of geo-fencing to restrict speeds. One of the stations nearby has recently turned into a construction site and as soon as you hit the area you’re limited to just 10km/h
The popular private models here, like the Xiaomi range, are limited to the same speed. I think it’s a fair restriction. There’s no need for them to go faster than that.
Do these have some sort of re-gen mode? When you’re going downhill and in a situation where gravity would push you over the limit it feels like the scooter is slowing you down without using the brakes. Almost like engine braking in a car.
Certainly does . Helps you maintain a safe slow speed down hills .
New article here…
And here…
Same stuff really
I’d be interested to visit the pure electric store in Birmingham @simonb
What’s it like in there ?
Couldn’t tell you as I haven’t been into the city centre since lockdown hit.
But I know the location, and it’s a lovely space. So I’m sure it’s great.
Yep but there’s also a mechanism named KERS which uses the downhill momentum to put energy back into the battery.
This clearly isn’t the most flattering depiction of scooter riders, but I did chuckle. Even Monzo got a mention - “more JP Morgan than Monzo” 
So people who ride scooters are a “menace” and “without helmets”
Just enquired at Halfords and they do scooter repairs such as innertube replacements and brake adjusting , so stuff the warranty wouldn’t cover . Had to phone up a few as one of them don’t do scooter repairs oddly
That article reads very anti-men.
Albeit, I’ve only ever seen men acting like idiots on the machines.
They do indeed. There were 2 or 3 in the repair area last time I went to Halfords. Servicing is about £20 or so. But they also offer a subscription based service. I think it’s £30 to cover unlimited servicing in a year. However, that only applies if you have purchased the e-scooter from them directly. I think it’s great that they are offering this and gives potential owners the confidence to buy from them.
With that being said, Pure have something like a dozen physical stores now and I imagine offer a similar service.
Yeah they only do work on scooters which they sell but not necessarily purchased from them if you know what i mean. Luckily they sell the M365 pro so I’d be ok 
What an idiot