Commuting - Idiot on electric scooter thing

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:

You ought to cross post this word for word in the electric bike forum.

Depending on your local laws and or by-laws, he may or may not be allowed to use the path.

I'm fat. Which of my bikes is real?

Hostile intentions leads to a bad reputation for you. Inner peace you need.

/waddles off like the fat dude he really is

I get young 'uns on motor scooters occasionally using the MUP I ride on, I was more concerned with the fact that one almost got wasted by the SUV, at the junction of the MUP and road the other day. It was horribly close :twitchy: the scooter lad never looked for on coming traffic and was almost toast.

http://www.e-ride.ca/Electric_Scooters/Motorino_XPr.htm

It looked vaguely like that thing. Not a bicycle. No pedals etc. Motorized vehicle.

http://www.e-ride.ca/Electric_Scooters/Motorino_XPr.htm


Those are cool. You are not. HTH

Riding that motor vehicle on the bike path is not cool, but why aggravate yourself by saying something?

It looked vaguely like that thing. Not a bicycle. No pedals etc. Motorized vehicle.

Yeah, it is a motorized vehicle. It may have been not-legit on that path -- it's not safe to assume that it wasn't just because it was "motorized" (people can, after all, use "motorized" wheelchairs on a sidewalk). But it's not really worth getting mad about.

Not to tag this on you, particularly, or on this thread, but I'm thinking we could do with a few less "something less than optimal happened to me today" threads. Someone cut me off. Someone pulled out in front of me. A jogger was running on the bike path with an ipod on. Et cetera. All less than optimal, all annoying, we all understand and sympathize. But they're all part of commuting in an imperfect world. None is worth getting seriously steamed about, because it's going to happen to you over and over and over again. Bike commuting is only going to lead to a heart attack if you can't let the annoyances slide off.

Not to tag this on you, particularly, or on this thread, but I'm thinking we could do with a few less "something less than optimal happened to me today" threads. Someone cut me off. Someone pulled out in front of me. A jogger was running on the bike path with an ipod on. Et cetera. All less than optimal, all annoying, we all understand and sympathize. But they're all part of commuting in an imperfect world. None is worth getting seriously steamed about, because it's going to happen to you over and over and over again. Bike commuting is only going to lead to a heart attack if you can't let the annoyances slide off.

But then how would people increase their post counts??? :p

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:

Was he impeding the flow of traffic? Was he riding in an unsafe manner?

If not, I wouldn't have a problem with the electric scooter guy.

If we had more electric scooter guys out there blazing the MUPs, maybe there would be fewer idiots out their walking on the left, with their dog leashes stretched across the whole path. Go electric scooter guy.

all less than optimal, all annoying, we all understand and sympathize. But they're all part of commuting in an imperfect world. None is worth getting seriously steamed about, because it's going to happen to you over and over and over again. Bike commuting is only going to lead to a heart attack if you can't let the annoyances slide off.

+1

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:


You ought to cross post this word for word in the electric bike forum.

And the Clydesdale/Athena forum. We love it when skinny people call us fat! :-\ You'd be real popular over there... Thanks. Maybe one day I'll be cool and condescending like you.


I'm fat. Which of my bikes is real?

Hostile intentions leads to a bad reputation for you. Inner peace you need.

/waddles off like the fat dude he really is


+1000


If we had more electric scooter guys out there blazing the MUPs, maybe there would be fewer idiots out their walking on the left, with their dog leashes stretched across the whole path. Go electric scooter guy.

LMAO +1

But then how would people increase their post counts??? :p

It's easy. Just reply with "+1" a lot.

It's easy. Just reply with "+1" a lot.

+1 :thumb:

I want to draft the clydes on electric scooters.

Was he impeding the flow of traffic? Was he riding in an unsafe manner?

If not, I wouldn't have a problem with the electric scooter guy.

I'd probably be pissed if there was one of those scooter thingies on my MUP. Then I'd get over it when I hopped on his wheel for the 25mph pull home.

I want to draft the clydes on electric scooters.

Yes, yes, lemonade out of lemons it is.

Depending on your local laws and or by-laws, he may or may not be allowed to use the path.

QFT. In my area our bike paths allow electric vehicles up to a certain HP, I believe. I know, it's annoying being passed by someone who isn't working hard, but it could be legal.

It's easy. Just reply with "+1" a lot.

K, thanks! ;)


I want to draft the clydes on electric scooters.

+1

Seriously, motorized vehicles do not belong on MUPs unless otherwise posted.

Why is this a problem? On the local MUP electric assisted bicycles are allowed, whilst gasoline assisted ones are not.

In most areas, if it has two wheels and can't do over 35 MPH, it's allowed on the bike paths. That includes gas powered scooters.

Seriously, motorized vehicles do not belong on MUPs unless otherwise posted.

On what MUP? Can you speak for the rules on every MUP in the world?

I saw those at Toys-R-Us the other day. I thought they were cool but then I wasn't sure where they would be ridden. slower than a bike, I think

On what MUP? Can you speak for the rules on every MUP in the world?I can safely state that no, she cannot. :innocent:

I want to draft the clydes on electric scooters.

You're probably faster than a Clyde on an electric scooter.

(Can't imagine one of those things would really get haulin' if I plopped my 250 pounds down on it)

or even my 214 ...

This, except on a bike:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Modern-Knight.jpg

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:

Not trying to be mean, but what can you do about it? People will be people. He's just riding around not hurting anyone or bullying people (like you are :notamused:). What I don't understand, is why pedal bikers act so darn snooty. The scooter and moped riders won't run over you(they have to pay attention to where they are riding too). So what if he's fat? at least he's not sucking up tons of gasoline with a SUV!

I wouldn't worry about it too much. There's a good chance it will be broken and collecting dust inside of three months. This is one instance when you can thank your lucky stars for lousy Chinese quality of manufacture.

good point about it being broken in a few months. There were a lot of mopeds out last summer when gas prices were so high, they seem to be gone now.

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:


real nice. I know a person who has a spinal cord injury from a drunk driver nailing him while on the bike.

now he has gotten fat, on painkillers, and all he can do is use a wheelchair or ride a mini electric scooter.
that is the only way for him to get out and about


so think a minute about who you are calling fatty, dips**t

They have posted rules on my local MUP and they specifically DON'T allow this type of behavior.

Trail rules:

Stay to the right of the trail.

Dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 ft.

Pass on the left.

No fat people on electric scooters.

Motorpacing an electric scooter would be great. If:

* it could maintain a speed of 25 mph
* for more than 10 miles
* it was ridden by someone who was safe, smooth, and would call out holes, debris, etc.

I don't think this is likely to occur. But it would be great.

Was using the BICYCLE path on my way home, hard to explain but it's a special path to get a street that doesn't allow cars in that section.

I yelled "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RIDE THAT THING ON THE BIKE PATH!!!" and he ignored me. GRRRR. Get a real bike, fattie. :innocent:

Was this around the Dunbar area? I may have encountered the same person before...

In most areas, if it has two wheels and can't do over 35 MPH, it's allowed on the bike paths. That includes gas powered scooters.

You mean 20MPH.

the OP is giving us luddites a bad name. I may have to change my views on technology.

Fattie?

Wow.

Read your post.

Try using complete sentences, you tard.

(Don't like that? It's no worse than yours. Get a soul.)

Suspend me if you need to. I'm tired of this word getting tossed around on here.

The cyclists on our MUPs ride so fast that other things like squirrels, rabbits, pedestrians, joggers, seniors walking dogs, soccer moms with children or people on motorized scooter thingys are simply too frightened to use them...:twitchy:

I want to draft the clydes on electric scooters.

Oh great! That means that when I get my Electric assist Big Dummy, I'll never get you off my back wheel!

http://www.e-ride.ca/Electric_Scooters/Motorino_XPr.htm

It looked vaguely like that thing. Not a bicycle. No pedals etc. Motorized vehicle.

The scooter in the link is a 100% legal e-bike, at least here in Ontario. I think scooters of that type are a little heavy and sluggish to be safe mixing it up with pedestrians on the MUPs but don't mind them using cycle-only paths or lanes.

But then again, that scooter would be slower, lighter, and more maneuverable than a tandem. :innocent:

Get even, leave 'em behind. I've yet to encounter an electric version of these things that I can't pull away from. They're legal on the trails here, but most of them top out at 20mph, and if they're maxed, the battery is quickly depleted.

But more importantly, here is someone at least trying to do the right thing by not driving a car. Some of these vehicles have pedal assist meaning that just maybe the rider is getting some sort of exercise that they would not get in a car, and they are not emitting exhaust, at least from the vehicle. And, as I'm sure most of you have witnessed, stupidity and reckless riding does not require an electric motor.