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Fatal Accident

Posted by Mac Hardy on 22/6/2026, 10:50 am

Massive Police presence on The Ben Lomand junction, apparently someone riding an Electric scooter / Bike was killed.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Thomas Buglass on 22/6/2026, 11:49 am, in reply to "Fatal Accident"

It’s a shame someone has lost their life, but it’s not surprising. The best thing that could happen with e-scooters and e-bikes is for them to be banned before there are more and more lives are lost. Most of the time it will be the driver of the other vehicles to blame.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Mac Hardy on 22/6/2026, 12:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Doesn’t surprise me, see them every day, doing wheelies, no hands, using mobile phones etc, accidents waiting to happen ! Never see police checking them ! (Never see Police) !

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Norman on 22/6/2026, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Ive seen them masked up so you dont know who they are going through red lights, weaving back and forth in the middle of main roads, riding along pavements and they dont need road tax & Insurance, or 'L' plates so are breaking all the rules, but no Police around.
The only Police I see are 'Police Interceptors' & 'Motorway Cops' on TV.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by colin mcallister on 22/6/2026, 2:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

from July 1st they are banned down here, should have been done years ago

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Joseph on 22/6/2026, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Had one for.five year, never a problem, trouble is these young lads can change the electronics on the bike wich can make them do twice the speed there supposed to (,30 mph) that's where the problem is.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Joseph on 22/6/2026, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Ps, more chance seeing a dinosaur than you have seeing PC plod.(

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Mac Hardy on 23/6/2026, 11:44 am, in reply to "Fatal Accident"

Understand he didnt die but is in Hospital with serious head and brain injuries, told he is about 18 !

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Elizabeth Baker (Tindle) on 23/6/2026, 4:32 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

We have e scooters using pedestrian pavements here in Brisbane. They are lethal!!

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Norman on 23/6/2026, 4:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

An old lady was killed on the Zebra crossings in a Co Durham Town recently.
Its about time electric bikes were either banned or the owners had to have 'L' Plates on as well as road tax & insurance and no riding on pavements.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Joseph on 23/6/2026, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

That would be punishing 99 per cent of the responsible ones for 1 per cent of the irresponsible ones, Bad idea.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Thomas Buglass on 23/6/2026, 11:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Joseph, I would say there's a lot lot more than 1% of irresponsible ones. Nearly every other one you see on the roads or pavements are not using them the way they should be used. Like a few on here have said, ban them.

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Mac Hardy on 24/6/2026, 11:06 am, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

Understand the lad has now died, what a waste of a young life !

Re: Fatal Accident

Posted by Norman on 24/6/2026, 11:26 am, in reply to "Re: Fatal Accident"

The rules in this country for riding a motorbike is 'L Plates' until you've passed your test and a road fund licence and insurance.

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