Here we fe*"n go.... Idiots...

[shep]

Police crackdown on dangerous delivery cyclists after cycling charity urged companies to do more following cycle lane crash

Last week, a cyclist said he had been left "terrified" by food delivery riders using illegal e-bikes at high speeds in cycle lanes, Cycling Scotland calling on companies to check the bikes they ride "are legal and road worthy"

road.cc

Fukin dodgy deliverys on ebikes will fuk it all up eventually.
Having seen a few round here going proper fast it is only a matter of time.
Hopefully some old biddy will get flattened by a Chinese take away because until that happens it will continue to be a problem. I was riding the other day on my analogue bike a 26mph and one went past me lol.
Looks like the cops are on it now....

 

[Ou812]

IMO, there’s far more pressing issues Police Scotland should be worrying about. Police in the UK seem to go after petty shit and let the real criminals walk free. One of the things I really dislike about living in here, the justice system is a joke. They’ll kick down your door and drag you out of your house for offending someone on FB but you can hand them footage of your shop being broken into with the names of the people responsible and they do nothing.

 

[Jackware]

Yes, but who wants a cold Venti half caf extra dry single shot skinny vanilla cappuccino?

 

[Doomanic]

Yes, but who wants a cold Venti half caf extra dry single shot skinny vanilla cappuccino?

I have absolutely no idea what any of those things are! Thankfully.

 

[Nicho]

I have absolutely no idea what any of those things are! Thankfully.

An obscure ancient Lancashire dialect?

 

[shep]

An obscure ancient Lancashire dialect?

Kin aye..

They drink em too....

 

[Tooks]

Seen my first proper illegal e-bike when I was driving through Pontefract a couple of weeks ago, some kind of Sur-Ron.

It was stopped at the opposite set of traffic lights, and when they went green it took off like a scalded cat, very obviously not a 250w e-bike, no helmet worn by the rider and no pedaling whatsoever.

I suppose on the plus side it will attract the attention of the police, but whether they do anything about it is another thing.

 

[Eliadn]

Pff, that's nothing. Here every second delivery rider has slapped one of those bafang motors on their wobbly trash bikes and go 30+ km/h on throttle among pedestrians.
I have also seen proper electric bikes (that look like cross motorbikes) whizz at 50+ km/h on road. No license plate because there's no law regulation and they are illegal basically.

 

[shep]

Pff, that's nothing. Here every second delivery rider has slapped one of those bafang motors on their wobbly trash bikes and go 30+ km/h on throttle among pedestrians.
I have also seen proper electric bikes (that look like cross motorbikes) whizz at 50+ km/h on road. No license plate because there's no law regulation and they are illegal basically.

Croatia looks like a good place to live

 

[steve_sordy]

One concern is that all the negative stuff in the press about "electric bikes"* may eventually cause your buildings and contents insurer to load your premium or insist that the bike is not stored or charged in the house or garage.

Note* Unfortunately, the "electric bike" reported upon is most often NOT what we ride, ie a pedelec from a reputable manufacturer with a charger matched to the battery.

 

[Expidia]

IMO, there’s far more pressing issues Police Scotland should be worrying about. Police in the UK seem to go after petty shit and let the real criminals walk free. One of the things I really dislike about living in here, the justice system is a joke. They’ll kick down your door and drag you out of your house for offending someone on FB but you can hand them footage of your shop being broken into with the names of the people responsible and they do nothing.

And I thought this was just in the Democratic liberal run cites in the U.S.
There is no where to move to anymore

 

[shep]

And I thought this was just in the Democratic liberal run cites in the U.S.
There is no where to move to anymore

Maybe if a few people get run over by derestricted illegal ebikes the population will decrease thus creating space to move....

 

[shep]

Illegal electric bikes seized and arrests made in Cardiff crackdown

Eleven illegal e-bikes were seized in Cardiff city centre on Thursday, October 5, as part of an operation targeting those riding modified bikes capable of going 40mph. A spokesperson for Cardiff Council said: "As a council we actively encourage people to cycle bikes but what we can't have is...

ebiketips.road.cc

Wales now .....

 

[rzr]

probably another Suron (moto)bikes , don't confuse with cat1 ebikes...

ah... looked at the pics....DIY ? (+ebike kits from china...)

 

[p3eps]

I was driving to work this morning along the road, and a Deliveroo driver went past me on some naff Chinese eBike in the bus lane. I was doing about 35mph, so he must've been closer to 40mph. No pedals turning, and the only helmet in sight was the one riding the bike!

 

[shep]

probably another Suron (moto)bikes , don't confuse with cat1 ebikes...


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ah... looked at the pics....DIY ? (+ebike kits from china...)

Those ones are the Scottish article

 

[shep]

These ones are definitely Welsh ....

 

[shep]

I was driving to work this morning along the road, and a Deliveroo driver went past me on some naff Chinese eBike in the bus lane. I was doing about 35mph, so he must've been closer to 40mph. No pedals turning, and the only helmet in sight was the one riding the bike!

Niiiiice
Fan and shit comes to mind. It's definitely going to kick off more .....