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Posted 22 May 2020
Ninebot by segway electric scooter es2l kickscooter uk stock £324.99 @ Box
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sorted byI guess you have not seen me driving
Do they ban cars when they knock down people?
I dont think it's actually enforced. Not judging by the amount I used to see in Central London every day on my cycle to work anyway.
Supposedly they're also rushing through making them legal to help reduce public transport use when things start to re open too.
Ive been almost run down by them on the pavement a couple of times! They seem to go about 20mph! They should stay banned. Folk shouldnt be so lazy And walk or pedal cycle (edited)
Cars dont go 20mph on the pavements
I have a Xiaomi M365 scooter and use it 'illegaly' to get to uni most days. Truth is, as long as you're not riding like an idiot, no-one cares. My city is also going to be a trial city for e-Scooters and seems like govt is starting to look into rules / regulations for these rather than using the outdated laws from the 1830s and 1980s
Some folk may not have be healthy enough, have the time or desire to walk 10 miles to work. Surely the solution is to accommodate those who want to use them by letting them use cycle lanes so they don't have to use the pavement.
Laws will be changed soon enough to make them 'legal' but currently they are not, although it doesn't appear to be getting enforced so I would recommend this scooter.
Battery charge is quick, mine lasts about 9 miles but I am starting and stopping a lot, weighs about 12kgs which is pretty good for a scooter.
Recommended, but use your head!
You are absolutely right, but I couldn't wait when the ES2 was £275 on Pureelectric eBay for new refurb last week. To be honest I buy things, play around and sell once I have had a go, so the £275 was not an issue. I wouldn't care if it cost me just £100 loss to have a go and play around with it. What I do worry about though is that people say just don't mess around and you wont annoy the police. I find police are very human and if they had a bad day they will pull you. I just hope it's not me. I had two instances with drones flying legally where the police were incorrect (and probably had a bad day).
Once they are made a legal form of transport the guidelines for the police are there. A couple of complaints from people, targeting operations.
I think people just need to be aware, they chose but be aware. Hope you enjoy your scooter.
I had bought one early not knowing the L stands for legal restriction. I have looked into it and found some info and I hope I can lift the speed restriction tomorrow as I ordered it next day delivery.
Here a video showing what needs to be done.
https://esx.scooterhacking.org/ this is a CFW creator site that shows the ES4L which is essentially the ES2L so I am hoping this will work. I'm going to set the firmware to a lower version then the latest so if it doesnt work you'll be able to update it to the latest official firmware in the app with no hassles.
I will update you all tomorrow to see how I go.
If it works then I'm ordering the Extra Battery Pack tomorrow!
Ok I am returning it as the Segway ES2L is a 250w motor and not a 300w motor like the ES2.
bikester.co.uk/978…tml
You can get the Segway ES2 for £349.99 here and if you subscribe to the news letters you get an extra £5 coupon. So I have order that instead before they run out.
Escooter provisional legislation change published 18th May 2020
Vehicle design
We will define an e-scooter as a motor vehicle which:
is fitted with no motor other than an electric motor
is designed to carry one person in a standing position with no provision for seating
has a maximum speed of 12.5 mph
has 2 wheels, one front and one rear, aligned along the direction of travel
has a mass, excluding the rider, not exceeding 35 kilograms
has means of directional control via the use of handlebars
has means of controlling the speed via hand controls and its power control defaults to the ‘off’ position
To achieve this, and in agreement with trial areas, we will issue vehicle orders under s44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for vehicles assessed as being suitable to participate in trials.
In this definition, we propose to allow e-scooters to be used up to 12.5 mph. This is the same speed limit applied in France, Germany, Denmark and some other countries. We consider this an appropriate limit for e-scooters being treated like cycles and being used in cycle lanes and tracks. We also seek views on whether a speed limit of 15.5 mph would be more appropriate. This would match the speed limit for EAPCs.
We are also considering including a maximum motor power of 350 Watts within the definition of an e-scooter.
gov.uk/gov…als (edited)
Check on the front wheel above the qr code to be 100% sure.for reference my es4 300w:
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Definitely would prefer to pay for and use this over any public transport at the moment too!
Have some heat
Not sure about this particular model, I recently purchased the ES4 from Pure Electric for £485.
The ES2/4 are able to take custom firmware and boost there speeds, range and Accel.
No idea about this model, but I think expect it's a slimed down/cheaper basic version of the ES2.
private land
Sure I have seen these on the roads they seem to go fast. What would be the point for private land? And how would that be useful for getting to work ?
Like someone said earlier, I too just bought an ES2 recently and they are much heavier than you would think. Really difficult to carry around with the balance etc...
scootercity.co.uk/zip…BwE
They send their drivers to prison when they drive on the pavement !
These are currently going through testing in UK for a change in legislation. Why on earth would you spend this amount of money without knowing what scooter will get approved for uk. You probably won't have to wait too long before you know which ones to buy and spend your money on which will be legal.
Also once legislation is in it is likely there will be a clamp down on illegal ones.
Also note If adding the extra battery to the es2l the speed is still limited to 22km/h whereas the es2 goes up to around 30km/h
So the same for Scooters then, its the driver/rider not the vehicle.
Awesome, great work! I'll look forward to hearing about your experience. I did also see the extra battery pack doesn't increase the speed on the restricted version, which would be disappointing unless you can essentially bypass the restriction to make it a standard ES2. Thanks again
250w? The box website states the es2l is also 300w.
how have you discovered it is only 250w? Did you get yours and it was in the manual or something?
Wouldn't make sense to walk if you can cycle or reduces your journey time, you can cycle but you need to invest in one that is foldable and light so you can take it on the trains during peak times.
Any other suggestions or are you going to continue to be a spoil sport?
This only goes 12.5 mph top speed
The only problem with that idea is that a cyclist can easily be faster than a scooter - particularly off the line.
When I cycle to work through London, I've lost count of the number of times some idiot on a scooter has sat in front of me whilst I'm waiting at traffic lights (what do they think I'm waiting there for!), and then I get stuck behind them. But maybe that's more a mark of the riders than the scooters themselves.
I had a go on some in Krakow where they're legal, and I must admit, they're good fun. Ultimately, there are so many about that they'll have to be legalised eventually. My only problem is that most of the people I see using them appear to be fit enough to cycle, so why not just do that? At least that way you get exercise, and it's no slower.