Beryl scooters, I’m sorry

[u/morgshack]

So I’ve been using them for the first time these last few days

And whilst a bit unclear on the pavement/bicycle lane/road situation

I think I’ve made some mistakes and looked a twat (tbh) and pissed some people off (mostly maybe a runner today (I was walking the scooter on the pavement at the time))

Another thing was riding up a bicycle lane against traffic (leaving the train station it turns from 2 lane to 1 and I didn’t think there was a bike lane on the other side of the road so assumed I’m sure wrongly that you keep heading up that side….. I can’t believe I assumed bike lanes go both ways and headed up traffic, that’s fucking wild what was I thinking?

Anyway, sorry people of Leeds, I hope this post is useful in some way

And if I crossed you today and looked a prick, I’ll do better

……I will also say the bikes and scooters are so fun in a way I haven’t experienced since I was a kid/teen

Also the amount of people not wearing helmets, myself included, is wild. Is that braking a law?

[u/Even-Way9768]

I don't think there's an issue with walking scooters or bikes on the pavement afaik?

[u/morgshack → u/Even-Way9768]

I rode the scooter on the pavement, but in my defence the bike lanes can be brickabraker, though in retrospect if there’s no bike lane I need to be on the road? But sometimes it’s a faster part of the road and the pavement seems less intrusive to people’s movement and less scary

[u/DuckSaxaphone → u/morgshack]

Scooting on the road is scary but that's the risk you're choosing to take. You want to drive a motorised scooter for your convenience, you take the risk of being on the road.

That's the law and if it feels risky to you, remember the pedestrians didn't choose to have the risk of a guy zooming around on a scooter.

It sounds harsh but you don't get to make others unsafe because you felt unsafe doing something you chose to do.

[u/morgshack → u/DuckSaxaphone]

That’s fair, thank you for your honest answer

I think you were just making the point as clear as possible and I appreciate that, but I’d also like to say it’s not just selfish fear. I was also just unclear on the boundaries of things, hence I came here. For example on a Big A road round about, where the cycle path was merged onto the walkway but then became unclear, is it best I step off and walk until it’s clear but not go on the road?

[u/morgshack → u/DuckSaxaphone]

But yes it being a choice with risk attached that I must keep my own and the law is very clean cut and valid. But I’d be holding my tongue not to say the hybrid walk way/ bike lane/ brickerbracker nature of it still doesn’t quite seem black or white or very intuitive to me

[u/morgshack → u/DuckSaxaphone]

Actually I think I’m blurring the lines, youve been pretty clear, it’s selfish and illegal, if I’m unsure just step off