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It's some bollocks about there being no distinction between an electric bicycle and like, a milkfloat or something. They're all "personal light electric vehicles" the laws are stupid and out of date.
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I thought it was more like there's no distinction being made between an e-bike and a Triumph Bonneville for riding on the pavement because they're both powered bikes, despite one being able to do 130mph and weighing 220kg and the other being capable of 20mph on a good day with a tailwind. You could lump them in with electric mobility vehicles and say "5mph limit in pedestrian areas and don't be a dick"
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Aug 25, 2023 12:57
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The ones you don’t have to pedal and can instead just twist the handlebar like on a motorcycle are meant to be classified the same as mopeds and require insurance and registration and crash helmets etc, I think is the thing.
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Aug 25, 2023 13:00
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This prick is getting absolutely roasted in the comments for his pro “cops harassing zero hours workers on bikes” stance https://twitter.com/jasonregreen/status/1694854778625351771?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg
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Aug 25, 2023 13:00
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Aug 25, 2023 13:07
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smellmycheese posted:“Funny Money” by Keith Don't know what local newspaper it was originally posted in (ed: Derby Telegraph) but there's a group on facebook called Angry People in Local Newspapers and it's on there. https://www.facebook.com/angrypeopleinlocalnewspapers
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Aug 25, 2023 13:21
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Is virgin internet having problems? Mine's shat the bed and I have no idea if those outage graph sites are real.
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Aug 25, 2023 13:26
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smellmycheese posted:This prick is getting absolutely roasted in the comments for his pro “cops harassing zero hours workers on bikes” stance "The developing understanding that one event brings about another. At around eight months of age, children perform simple actions to make things happen, notice the relationships between events, and notice the effects of others on the immediate environment."
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History Comes Inside! posted:The ones you don’t have to pedal and can instead just twist the handlebar like on a motorcycle are meant to be classified the same as mopeds and require insurance and registration and crash helmets etc, I think is the thing. Yeah, it's this. In the UK you're only allowed pedal assist, no throttles and a max speed of 15mph, and a max power output of 250 Watts. Anything over that and it's an electric moped essentially. The laws are archaic, and really there should be an update to allow people to exceed that, maybe with very cheap insurance, but I doubt that's gonna happen
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Aug 25, 2023 13:27
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OwlFancier posted:Is virgin internet having problems? Mine's shat the bed and I have no idea if those outage graph sites are real. I think they are real though you have to look at the scale. Certainly, if I have trouble with Three it usually shows up on the graph. I just looked at Virgin Media and there's a huge spike (437 reports) just now.
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Aug 25, 2023 13:36
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Guavanaut posted:But then Sadiq Khan will see that I've bought a beer. And they don't drink beer you know. So I assume his crack team of turban wearing assassins will see the report and then say something unpleasant about me. Ah, so he's a Sikh-ret Muslim
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Aug 25, 2023 13:45
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:I think they are real though you have to look at the scale. Certainly, if I have trouble with Three it usually shows up on the graph. It does for me too, but as I only look at them when I have problems I have no idea if they just always say there are problems when you look  Cheers anyway.
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Aug 25, 2023 13:49
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Lmao https://twitter.com/ksej/status/1695049363410579630?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg
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Aug 25, 2023 13:51
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Please don't feel you have to be a free RSS feed for the Boering Company
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OwlFancier posted:Is virgin internet having problems? Mine's shat the bed and I have no idea if those outage graph sites are real. Mine was alright this morning, quite some time ago though.
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Uber Eats get food to my house in like ~20 minutes, I doubt the police would be there as quick even if I told them I’d just killed someone. Advantage Uber Eats.
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OwlFancier posted:It's some bollocks about there being no distinction between an electric bicycle and like, a milkfloat or something. They're all "personal light electric vehicles" the laws are stupid and out of date. I agree there should be some change in the law to make these in some way legal with restrictions (insurance, no shared pedestrian space usage) but the idea that these low paid workers don’t know the law is pretty patronising. Deliveroo riders know full well what the law is and which bike shops to go to get the illegal equipment installed. Unless you’re hanging round in a big group of deliveroo riders you’re not going to get pulled by the police. That’s why it’s always that same spot in Stratford where they get pulled - it’s big groups knowingly breaking the law in a really obvious way in an area full of pedestrians. Easy target for the police and they are often dangerous round there. I’ve got a friend who rides an illegal e-bike without helmet at 40mph and he has zero concerns about being stopped.
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Alright now make that same point again but without sounding like a cop shagger
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My internet on vodaphone keeps dropping but interestinly only on my work laptop and not on my personal one. So I'm guessing that they just cheaped out on the wifi card.
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OwlFancier posted:It's some bollocks about there being no distinction between an electric bicycle and like, a milkfloat or something. They're all "personal light electric vehicles" the laws are stupid and out of date. Where do those mobility scooters fall on that then? I'm always torn on them, they do give people a lease of life they would not have otherwise. On the other hand, the number of times I've nearly been run over/into by some sixty year old going at what seems like 50 along the pavements/middle of the road with a drink in one hand and ciggy in the other makes me question their safety.
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Grey Hunter posted:Where do those mobility scooters fall on that then? I think it's based on like, wattage and speed or something. I think fuctifino knows more about the specifics of scooters.
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Grey Hunter posted:Where do those mobility scooters fall on that then? Class 3 is pavements 4mph/roads 8mph. People ride them on the pavements in road mode though and they shouldn't.
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Everyone should unite against the real menace that is those loving escooters anyway.
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This is very funny for late stage capitalism enjoyers. The best footballer on the planet outbid for his talents by vast Saudi oil money just clowning around like he’s playing against a jumpers for goal posts kids football team https://twitter.com/trollfootball/status/1695009263016411521?s=46&t=m_nNbkNoHG4lLitcpyHReg
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Aug 25, 2023 14:20
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Guavanaut posted:Class 2 is pavements only 4mph limit. Some class 3 mobility scooters also have an 'off-road' 12mph setting, which some people also use on pavements and in supermarkets
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Aug 25, 2023 14:22
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Guavanaut posted:Class 2 is pavements only 4mph limit.
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The idea of "off roading" in a 12mph mobility scooter is harrowing.
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smellmycheese posted:This is very funny for late stage capitalism enjoyers. The best footballer on the planet outbid for his talents by vast Saudi oil money just clowning around like he’s playing against a jumpers for goal posts kids football team
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smellmycheese posted:The best footballer on the planet let's not go crazy here
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Charlz Guybon posted:Comments say this was a charity match years ago Ah. I’ve been led astray by Elon Musks X
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Bobby Deluxe posted:People also love to mod them to go way faster than they should for people who don't have the reaction time or strength to not crash 300lbs of metal into other people's shins. Briefly worked for a wheelchair service and had so many users injuring other people and themselves because some dickhead customised the chair. (Perhaps they should go after criminals, but one step at a time. Give them some rascal scooters with flashing lights.)
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OwlFancier posted:The idea of "off roading" in a 12mph mobility scooter is harrowing. You just need the right mobility scooter 
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fuctifino posted:You just need the right mobility scooter That thing's gonna be a real bastard to navigate round Tesco
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I wonder if you could get a kettenkrad classified as a mobility scooter.
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OwlFancier posted:The idea of "off roading" in a 12mph mobility scooter is harrowing. I had a weird dream once of a bunch of retired london mobsters based out of a speakeasy at the back of a bingo hall. once "scene" involved a mobility scooter drive by.
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New favourite conspiracy theory.
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It would make sense though because it’s loving shite
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Charlz Guybon posted:Comments say this was a charity match years ago Can't believe TrollFootball would mislead us like that
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Troll Football sounds like a budget Amiga title you'd find in the big bin in Woolworths. Amiga Power - 72% in huge letters on the front.
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Guavanaut posted:New favourite conspiracy theory. is there nothing the majestic 12 won't stoop to
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