SCOOT OVER! A woman on an electric scooter was spotted merging lanes and cruising by cars on a Miami highway. 😲🛴 pic.twitter.com/zKrJfvXnJM
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 16, 2024
This man really just crossed a 4-lane highway on a scooter... 😨 pic.twitter.com/bbglM6wWKo
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 25, 2019
It's been that way with the bikes for many, many years when running all the red lights and stop signs. We had a gal that was hit by a car a block from my house turning at a stop sign when she went through the stop sign straight and she hit the front right side of the car. She wasn't injured but her bike was basically toast.doubledog said:SCOOT OVER! A woman on an electric scooter was spotted merging lanes and cruising by cars on a Miami highway. 😲🛴 pic.twitter.com/zKrJfvXnJM
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 16, 2024This man really just crossed a 4-lane highway on a scooter... 😨 pic.twitter.com/bbglM6wWKo
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 25, 2019
Someday one of these electric scooters will run someone over on the TAMU campus.
I do not see a way to police them effectively, its the wild west all over again.
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(a) A motor-assisted scooter may be operated only on a street or highway for which the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. The motor-assisted scooter may cross a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
(b) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, or sidewalk if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(c) The department may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(d) A person may operate a motor-assisted scooter on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles or on a sidewalk. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a provision of this title applicable to the operation of a bicycle applies to the operation of a motor-assisted scooter.
(e) A provision of this title applicable to a motor vehicle does not apply to a motor-assisted scooter.
I have never seen an issue with scooters, bikes, or every the guy that has the Onewheel on Dexter and West Dexter and I drive it two to three times a day most days. Probably more risk of two cars hitting due to many drivers driving too fast on the narrow street.Smeghead4761 said:
Transportation code 551.352:Quote:
(a) A motor-assisted scooter may be operated only on a street or highway for which the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. The motor-assisted scooter may cross a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
(b) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, or sidewalk if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(c) The department may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(d) A person may operate a motor-assisted scooter on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles or on a sidewalk. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a provision of this title applicable to the operation of a bicycle applies to the operation of a motor-assisted scooter.
(e) A provision of this title applicable to a motor vehicle does not apply to a motor-assisted scooter.
So, yes, they're allowed to be in the roadway on Dexter and Bizell. According to the letter of the law, they can do it on University going through campus between South College and the tracks, as well as the 35 mph zone on Wellborn, although doing so would be ill-advised, IMO.
duff el pud said:
When the council gets a break from investing poorly in real estate maybe they can discuss it.
I have no problem with electric scooters when (and if) they obey traffic laws.. 9/10 they do not.woodiewood said:I have never seen an issue with scooters, bikes, or every the guy that has the Onewheel on Dexter and West Dexter and I drive it two to three times a day most days. Probably more risk of two cars hitting due to many drivers driving too fast on the narrow street.Smeghead4761 said:
Transportation code 551.352:Quote:
(a) A motor-assisted scooter may be operated only on a street or highway for which the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less. The motor-assisted scooter may cross a road or street at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
(b) A county or municipality may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a street, highway, or sidewalk if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(c) The department may prohibit the operation of a motor-assisted scooter on a highway if it determines that the prohibition is necessary in the interest of safety.
(d) A person may operate a motor-assisted scooter on a path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles or on a sidewalk. Except as otherwise provided by this section, a provision of this title applicable to the operation of a bicycle applies to the operation of a motor-assisted scooter.
(e) A provision of this title applicable to a motor vehicle does not apply to a motor-assisted scooter.
So, yes, they're allowed to be in the roadway on Dexter and Bizell. According to the letter of the law, they can do it on University going through campus between South College and the tracks, as well as the 35 mph zone on Wellborn, although doing so would be ill-advised, IMO.
BaitShack said:
Can we quit getting a Clery Act email every time an electric scooter is stolen?
maroon barchetta said:BaitShack said:
Can we quit getting a Clery Act email every time an electric scooter is stolen?
You're retired. How are you getting those?
BaitShack said:
Can we quit getting a Clery Act email every time an electric scooter is stolen?
