Posts Tagged ‘e-scooters’

Nottingham e-bikes and  e-scooters nightmare

November 7, 2025

Walk from Nottingham Railway Station along Carrington Street over the Nottingham Canal through Broadmarsh Garden into Lister Gate to  Old Market Square and Hockley, it is as though on a dodgem track.

Illegal e-scooters and e-bikes, rental e-scooters and e-bikes, delivery riders.

There was allegedly a Police blitz, but if there was , I saw no evidence of this Police action. And if there was, long overdue.

I usually exit the side entrance of the Railway Station, yesterday, the train over ten minutes late, I exited the front of the station through the ticket barriers. 

Crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing, several dumped Lime rental  e-bikes as I approach the bridge, one dumped on the bridge.

Rental e-scooters and e-bikes, delivery riders, straight across Canal Street ignoring a red light, not a single rider dismounting and walking once they entered a pedestrianised area.

Lime rental e-bike dumped outside Halifax.

Walking through Hockley, several near misses.

Delivery riders masked up to hide their identity.

Challenge any of these riders, receive abuse and threats of violence.

There needs to be action by Nottinghamshire Police and Nottingham City Council.

Terminate the rental e-scooters and e-bikes trials . In the meantime, impoundi dumped on the streets, £250 recovery fee, £50 daily storage fee.

Riding through pedestrianised areas, on the footpaths, ignoring road signs and traffic lights, on the spot fines. Repeat offenders, criminal prosecution, destroy what they are reading.

Delivery riders, immigration status, detain and deport if Illegal.

Illegal e-scooters and e-bikes, confiscate and destroy.

Change in legislation to stop import and sale of e-scooters. If it is illegal to ride on public roads, why are they on sale?

Wheelz Electric Scooters Fat Bike Tours

March 14, 2023

The way to explore Athens is on foot.

Failing on foot, try Wheelz Electric Scooters Fat Bike Tours.

I suggested to the leader, a break at The Underdog for coffee.

The way not to explore Athens, by tour bus.

Abandoned e-scooters in Athens

December 3, 2019

Abandoned e-scooters are becoming a major problem in Athens.

Many users are considerate, park their scooters to one side, but many are not, drop their scooters anywhere, in the middle of a square, across footpaths, on street corners, even across a pedestrian crossing.

There appears to be two companies involved. That are currently operating in a legislative vacuum.

The e-scooters are a danger when ridden through pedestrianised areas, a danger to the rider when used on busy roads.

What is the legal situation when an accident occurs, a pedestrian trips over an abandoned e-scooter, who is responsible, the e-scooter company, the rider?

Abandoned supermarket trolleys were dealt with by local municipality collecting up, then charging a fee for recovery. The same practice should apply to abandoned e-scooters, minimum 100 euros recovery, 10 euros per day storage fee, levied on the companies. If this drives the companies out of business a beneficial side effect.

Illegally parked cars are towed away, a recovery fee paid. That is the least that needs to happen with e-scooters

Hot spots, Plaka, around The Acropolis, Monastiraki.

In Mallorca a clampdown on the use of e-scooters, hefty fines of up to 200 euros for misuse, 80 euros to recover abandoned e-scooters


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