The electric scooter on the news last night

**ManDownUnder** · 12th December 2006, 09:05

One of our MPs was riding it around, then commented one needs a motorcycle licence to ride it...

I hope he has one himself - riding in a public place as he was.

Also, riding it with a bicycle helmt on - ain't that against the rules too?

Who saw it? Who is it?

**imdying** · 12th December 2006, 09:19

Saw one this morning... bizzare.. makes no noise. Sort of like a high performance electric wheelchair

**Ixion** · 12th December 2006, 10:26

I didn't see it, but, depending on its power output, it may need no licence (or helmet). Comes under the same classification as mobility scooters. The law on them changed recently.

**James Deuce** · 12th December 2006, 10:28

I shall continue my research on high output directional EMP.

I won't be resting until I've immobilised every electric vehicle.

**ManDownUnder** · 12th December 2006, 10:34

'twas David Parker that I saw... and now to confirm the model of scooter he was on....

**Flyingpony** · 12th December 2006, 11:12

Yeah I saw it.
Was a silver bike.

He said it could do 70km/hr but wasn't too sure and in which case, one would need a motorcycle licence to ride it. Next thing they'll need to be registered and warranted too.

He said he didn't own/use it and this was some sort of publicity stunt.
He also agreed with the reporter that these could be used to replace the ministerial cars.

**Ixion** · 12th December 2006, 11:18

Originally Posted by Flyingpony

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He also agreed with the reporter that these could be used to replace the ministerial cars.

Well, Helen has a bike licence, so she'll be OK.

**ManDownUnder** · 12th December 2006, 11:20

Originally Posted by Flyingpony

Yeah I saw it.
Was a silver bike.

He said it could do 70km/hr but wasn't too sure and in which case, one would need a motorcycle licence to ride it. Next thing they'll need to be registered and warranted too.

He said he didn't own/use it and this was some sort of publicity stunt.
He also agreed with the reporter that these could be used to replace the ministerial cars.

... and he was riding it with a bicycle helmet on

The point I would like to make (to him) is that these two facts are incongruous...

Just for a bit of fun of course...

**Flyingpony** · 12th December 2006, 11:29

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

... and he was riding it with a bicycle helmet on

Not to forget, suit and tie as well.

**ManDownUnder** · 12th December 2006, 11:31

Originally Posted by Flyingpony

Not to forget, suit and tie as well.

True - but they're not illegal. Stupid... but not illegal.

As I understand it - if you need a licence to ride it, you also need a helmet.

**F5 Dave** · 12th December 2006, 11:34

The news on the raid-eo s’morn said some politician had apparently stated that people will be plugging their electric cars up at curbside filling stations as soon as 5 yrs time.

Bwahhahahaha!

For a start the battery technology isn’t there to make that quick enough to be practical & when all is said & done we haven’t gotten enough electricity generation to cope with current growth let alone adding transport to it.

Further when considering the mining & manufacturing processes that go into rare earth batteries & making these cars + the generation of the energy to power them they don’t prove more eco than combustion vehicles.

Scooters may prove more so though

**Indiana_Jones** · 12th December 2006, 11:47

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, Helen has a bike licence, so she'll be OK.

I wonder what excuse she'll use when she gets caught doing 160 Kph on that?

"uhhhhhhh I didn't notice......uhhhhhhh uhhhhhh duhhhhhh" and so on and so forth

-Indy