Middle aged women using stand up scooters for commuting?

londonTiger

Have to say it looks daft, especially when they also wear a backpack - makes them look like overgrown tweens [is that the term for young teens?]

I think they're used by people who dont need to commute too far and those who are too scared to cycle on the roads so now they are inconveniencing pedestrians with this [expletive], riding their scooters on the walkways.

skivenov

Is it alright if I'm a middle aged bloke who uses one?

Quicker than walking between jobs and easier to transport in a customers car than a bike, cheaper than a taxi

londonTiger

No it looks worse. But I only saw women riding them.

PasturesNew

Makes sense to me.... why be ageist about it?
I'd want one if it were affordable and lightweight.

skivenov

Are you talking about a scooter or a middle aged woman?

PasturesNew

skivenov wrote: »

Are you talking about a scooter or a middle aged woman?

I am one of those, so I'd want the other.
Clue: scooters can't type.

zaax

I thought Sedgeways were banned

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5271874.stm

londonTiger

not segway, these:

anotheruser

It's Segways...

but good effort!

pogofish

I actually know a middle aged woman who uses one - and she does very well with it - its a seriously cycle-unfriendly town with bus fares that are extortionate and timetables that are a work of pure fiction.

She saves a huge amount of money and time every year by using it and does not care one-whit about what the rest of the world thinks!

She also used to use a little petrol one before they were banned.