Roads used to be multiuse pathways until cars started killing so many children that politicians, with urging (money) from the auto industry, passed laws giving the gasoline engine sole right-of-way. Where you walked or what type of vehicle you used was suddenly regulated in favor of cars.
Sure they’re just a hazard to themselves on roads. The problem is that they are used on a wide range of paths, many of which have no real speed regulations of their own. So what’s to stop some yahoos from blowing through a multiuse path at 30 MPH (50 kph)? And that’s far more hazardous than other human powered transportation like bicycles, which have better steering and stopping distance.
Roads used to be multiuse pathways until cars started killing so many children that politicians, with urging (money) from the auto industry, passed laws giving the gasoline engine sole right-of-way. Where you walked or what type of vehicle you used was suddenly regulated in favor of cars.
I don’t disagree, but low to mid speed paths should not have scooters without regulators on them.
Around here scooters use the road and it works fine.
Sure they’re just a hazard to themselves on roads. The problem is that they are used on a wide range of paths, many of which have no real speed regulations of their own. So what’s to stop some yahoos from blowing through a multiuse path at 30 MPH (50 kph)? And that’s far more hazardous than other human powered transportation like bicycles, which have better steering and stopping distance.