An idiot for which bit?
Careless driving?
No insurance?
Otherwise than in accordance with a licence?
You do (at least) two out of those three each time you ride yours.
I agree with you, though. An idiot for riding it on the M11. 
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If they were āunderageā why on earth where they allowed access to electric scooters ? Idiots like that will ruin it for everyone, riding around a shopping center ??!?
The problem with the media is they are quick to sensationalize misuse of the scooters but not all the trials which are probably doing ok
Where are the trials? I only knew of Middlesbrough.
Yes, the media does sensationalise. But some of the things reported I think we saw coming based just on how the existing, law-breaking, private users of these devices are seen to behave.
The law is behind on this, but the users of the devices treat them like toys, not like motor vehicles (which is what they are).
Pretty sure as @simonb said they are in Birmingham too ? Not too sure though
Wouldnāt say mines a ātoyā but more a fun way to get around and an alternative to a push bike , a gadget if anything . Iāve rode one for over a month now and the speed I ride my bike casually is about the same as the scooter .
They are open to exploitation as kids definitely think they are toys and will no doubt give a bad name . Same as āboy racersā in their cars getting written off and rolled etc
They arenāt quite here yet, but theyāve mapped out the trial areas. Thereās a tender process ongoing to choose the operators currently. Mayor is keen though so shouldnāt be much longer.
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Best part about it is 10ā tubeless wheels Which are supposed to be easier to get off than the M365 pro and itās IP rating is higher too
Not a fan of the screen though it looks really cheap
Are they popular in Birmingham? Only seen a handful around here
Yeah. Iāve probably seen about 15 M365s and Proās just in my local area in the past 3 months. Given that I havenāt been outside much in that time that feels quite significant. Even this time last year I was already seeing a handful in my area and also in the city centre.
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Not sure if this has already been mentioned but Bolt seems to be testing scooters soon
Not to be confused with Bolt, a Usain Bolt scooter company https://www.micromobility.com/ 
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Not sure why when you had mentioned KERS, I just think of F1 and will there be chances to also use DRS on a straight 
Electric scooters on reddit is gaining loads of new members every week
Well it is because it indicates they are becoming more popular
Seen more round here lately too
/r/ILoveAsianWhores and /r/MonsterPegging are also becoming very popular. Just FYI.
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All those combined with electric scooters? What sort of people are riding these things 
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Seriously though what do you expect if they are cheap to hire and have no liability if you cause an accident ?
Had no problems on mine yet. Even had a few people saying to each other they are a good idea to get around on
/electricscooters did gain 64 people yesterday.
/iCanDo19MPHButOnlyUpHills was less popular, gaining 28 new members.
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Are they not set up to only work in some areas depending on GPS ala Lime? Sounds poorly managed/
Canāt say I am surprised what no one seems to realise is if they remove the rental schemes more people will just buy one. Itās a lose lose imo unless they up restrictions on the trials.
I would love to get one and would happily pay for insurance if I could - sold my car and these are the answer for a quick nip around town vehicle.
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Probably due to thisā¦
āI just downloaded the Ginger app and signed up to its service and at no point was I asked to prove my age or provide a driving license as part of a know-your-customer process.ā
Maybe they were relying on teenagers not being able to use mobile phones or something?
So do we blame the e scooters or the companies failed due diligence?