Lime Scooters

**merv** · 18th January 2019, 08:54

Originally Posted by Laava

Poms. Perfectly acceptable in pomgolia. Only here and in Aus where it is a criminal abomination

And so it should be when you red reflectors are not facing the right way down the road making the vehicle a bit blind to traffic on its side of the road at night.

**jellywrestler** · 18th January 2019, 11:46

apparantly you have to be 18 to ride one of these, coincidentally the same age as your allowed in a pub, so pub first then first lime scooter ride, yeehaa, then accident and emergency dept....

**george formby** · 18th January 2019, 13:57

Originally Posted by Laava

Poms. Perfectly acceptable in pomgolia. Only here and in Aus where it is a criminal abomination

I must pipe up.

I moved out of a flat in London many years ago with the getaway vehicle parked as described. Loaded the car up, drivers door open. Myself and a passenger jumped in and jammed the door hard against the pavement. I ground the bottom of the door off yanking it shut.

Muppet.

**pete376403** · 18th January 2019, 17:03

Originally Posted by Swoop

I'm always entertained by people who have reversed into diagonal parking on a road (seeing more of this recently) and a few people who park against the traffic flow - driver's door against the kerb.
They must really like assisting police getting their ticket book emptied as quickly as possible.

To park facing oncoming traffic means the driver must have driven on the wrong side of the road.

**rastuscat** · 18th January 2019, 18:19

Originally Posted by pete376403

To park facing oncoming traffic means the driver must have driven on the wrong side of the road.

And if they park adjacent to another car, their view is restricted when they want to pull out again, coz they are sitting on the wrong side of the car.

**JATZ** · 18th January 2019, 19:55

Originally Posted by Swoop

I'm always entertained by people who have reversed into diagonal parking on a road.

Ever been to Queensland ? Apparently it's the done thing there.

**Murray** · 18th January 2019, 20:55

Originally Posted by pete376403

To park facing oncoming traffic means the driver must have driven on the wrong side of the road.

it must be legal in the UK as I see it a lot on overseas motorcycled videos

**Laava** · 19th January 2019, 08:05

Originally Posted by Murray

it must be legal in the UK as I see it a lot on overseas motorcycled videos

Yep, legal in the UK and very much the done thing. To be fair their std of driving, or courtesy in particular, is better than ours.

**pete376403** · 19th January 2019, 08:41

back on topic - Dunedin: truck 1, Lime scooter 0. Who would have thought?

**jasonu** · 19th January 2019, 13:09

Originally Posted by Laava

To be fair their std of driving, or courtesy in particular, is better than ours.

Most countries are.

**Berries** · 19th January 2019, 19:27

Originally Posted by rastuscat

And if they park adjacent to another car, their view is restricted when they want to pull out again, coz they are sitting on the wrong side of the car.

Woop de doo. Probably also find that they look for when it is safe to join the traffic, indicate and then join said traffic, rather than sitting there with the indicator going mindlessly the NZ way. Odd how people on here diss drivers from other countries when the standards here are shithouse. One word, courtesy. I don’t think that is in the Road Code.

**Voltaire** · 19th January 2019, 19:35

Originally Posted by jasonu

Most countries are.

Not been to Spain and Portugal then.

**cheshirecat** · 19th January 2019, 20:33

There's a few traffic laws carefully obscured. Had a cyclist ride across a pedestrian crossing without looking or stopping and could have t boned him had not 6th sense prevailed. Checking the legality out it seems he looses pedestrian rights if riding but would think few cyclists would know that.

**Voltaire** · 20th January 2019, 07:40

Originally Posted by cheshirecat

There's a few traffic laws carefully obscured. Had a cyclist ride across a pedestrian crossing without looking or stopping and could have t boned him had not 6th sense prevailed. Checking the legality out it seems he looses pedestrian rights if riding but would think few cyclists would know that.

I think your not allowed to ride bicycles on the footpath ( does Google search).

Under New Zealand law only people delivering mail or with cycle wheels less than 355mm in diameter can ride on a footpath. ... The main danger on a footpath is cars backing out and unable to see a cyclist or pedestrian.

Apparently Lime scooters are not supposed to be on the road or use cycle lanes. That must be a tick box down from being over 18 and wearing a helmet

They are the flavour of the summer with media, a bit less so with the Pikes and their mates the roofing scammers. Seen all this before living in Ireland)

Lime scooters look like fun but I don't want to fall off in town as I only have two $600 suits.