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Mobility Scooter Sighting 10 - High Street, Broadstairs, Kent
This rider finds the road a more suitable thoroughfare than the pavement in Broadstairs' busy town centre, to legally ride a Mobility Scooter on the road in the UK you need to pay road tax, and if so you are then entitled to travel at speeds up to 8mph, without paying road tax you are only allowed to travel at slows of up to 4mph on pavements. But still this picture leaves me with more questions than answers...
1. Should the rider on a public highway wear a helmet?
2. Should they adhere to the laws of a bicycle or car?
3. Should they receive parking tickets?
4. Should he be wearing a seatbelt?
5. Should he ride in the gutter to allow faster moving vehicles to overtake him?
6. Should road riders be subjected to an MOT?
7. Should riders pass a driving test?
8. Should riders be subjected to regular drink/riding laws and random breath tests?
9. Will the AA or RAC mend his Mobility Scooter if it breaks down?
10. Should Mobility Scooters be allowed to enter bus and cycle lanes?
11. Is this man a nutter?
Have you snapped a mobility scooter? All submissions will be greatly appreciated.
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Mobility Scooter Sighting 10 - High Street, Broadstairs, Kent
This rider finds the road a more suitable thoroughfare than the pavement in Broadstairs' busy town centre, to legally ride a Mobility Scooter on the road in the UK you need to pay road tax, and if so you are then entitled to travel at speeds up to 8mph, without paying road tax you are only allowed to travel at slows of up to 4mph on pavements. But still this picture leaves me with more questions than answers...
1. Should the rider on a public highway wear a helmet?
2. Should they adhere to the laws of a bicycle or car?
3. Should they receive parking tickets?
4. Should he be wearing a seatbelt?
5. Should he ride in the gutter to allow faster moving vehicles to overtake him?
6. Should road riders be subjected to an MOT?
7. Should riders pass a driving test?
8. Should riders be subjected to regular drink/riding laws and random breath tests?
9. Will the AA or RAC mend his Mobility Scooter if it breaks down?
10. Should Mobility Scooters be allowed to enter bus and cycle lanes?
11. Is this man a nutter?
Have you snapped a mobility scooter? All submissions will be greatly appreciated.
Enjoyed this blog? Donate to Age...
www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/make-a-donation/
Enter our Mobility Scooter icon design competition...