another wummin tries to get me...

Some of them can spell though, quite well. grin. To be honest, if you really want the people with death wishes, watch out for anyone on a bike. I strongly believe that if nobody had invented bicycles with only two wheels until today, they would have been rejected as a health and safety risk. Both powered or not. Tricycles might be better but bikes are unstable at low speeds, offer scant protection in an accident and seem to be ridden by people who think they are indestructible. Bah humbug. Brian

Oh, and if you folks want to avoid these crossposted messages being accidentially posted to by yourselves. Albersani server only lets you post a reply if you add the followups-to line in the header or remove any other groups. Brian

those electric trikes don't seem to be banned because they are "unsafe" for the user

though limits on their use are imposed because they are unsafe for others

tim

What about Segways? Brian

Some are good at driving us up the wall.

Gotten to. Thanks, Jim.

Pat Moss-Carlsson was *quite* good.

Michèle Mouton is the only woman WRC winner with 4 wins out of 50 rallies.

And she's French.

Owain

Trikes are more dangerous than bikes because you can't lean into the curve very well so the fall over more easily.

Like power scooters they are not allowed on public roads in the UK.

It's the hairy armpits. Yep one hot chick was Michelle.

On 15/07/2019 17:27, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote: <snip>

Do amateur radio 'hams' use dot cameras on their windscreens ?.

LOL! Brilliant!

She was the radio telegraphist's daughter and she ony did it because her Dada did it.

(Radio ham for 49 years)

True. But simply not enforced, like so much else. They are numerous round London, as are electric bikes. Which are faster than a true moped.

There was one of those repair progrmmes on TV and they had a raleigh bike from the 40s, and a petrol engine that was designed in the 50s to attach to it.

Then again raleigh make electric bikes today so they must be legal on the roads.

Well they are illegal too, but as you say few are done for it.

Some are, but not those that you don't have to pedal or can exceed

Electric bikes that meet the law are bikes.

Mopeds can go up to 30mph and don't have to have pedals anymore.

Powered scooters are not allowed on public roads at all.

I well remember those as a kid. Two types. The most common was a replacement rear wheel,with the 2 stroke motor in the middle of it. Think it was called Cyclemaster. Other was a friction drive add on which drove via the front tyre. Very popular with the working man who cycled to work.

They are legal if registered. So have number plates. And pay VED (if needed) insurance and MOT, etc. And require a driving licence of some sort, which would only be available above a certain age.

If it is a lane for a two wheeled vehicle, some motorbikes will use it. If it suits them to.