From my experience. It seems a large amount of the lads in the building trade rely on this for their commute.
FearGaeilge on
Means nothing without enforcement.
Margrave75 on
Yay.
Should be fun in work the day that comes in!
jhanley on
Explain to me how bringing a fold up scooter onto a train/bus or Luas and putting it in the baggage area is a problem?
Potential-Drama-7455 on
>The ban will apply to e-scooters but not e-bikes or mobility scooters, the NTA said.
That’s a complete joke.
LucyVialli on
They’re banned on the footpaths, but I still see them on footpaths every day.
Difficult-Set-3151 on
If the government believes the batteries are not safe, regulate the batteries.
This is just another example of the government being classist twats. Only working class people benefit from these so what’s the point in making sure they are good? They constantly show very little desire to work on things to benefit the people they consider below them.
TheChrisD on
I thought they already were.
Also, this sort of seems to defeat their purpose if you can’t use them for your trip to/from your public transport stops on your commute. Unless that’s supposed to be the intent to make them less desirable overall.
laluneodyssee on
Should we ban laptops and mobile phones next then? The whole reason why people have turned to these modes of transport is because public transport was and is not fit for purpose in this country
Ok_Hand_7500 on
What sense does that make? We want everyone in public transport but you’re not allowed to use your scooter or bike? What the actual fuck
phioegracne on
Just more punishing people that don’t, can’t or choose not to drive.and then on the other hand telling people they need to drive less. It’s ridiculous.
DyslexicAndrew on
This just creates friction points between the people trying to bring them on and the people who work on the buses / train stations and ticket checkers.
Yup_Seen_It on
My husband gets a train to work and used to cycle from station to site as it’s a fair distance.
Not even 2 months ago, an inspector came on and told him bikes are no longer allowed on the train during peak hours (when he travels), so husband bought a folding e-scooter, which he has been using since.
Do they want everyone to drive?? Ridiculous carryon…
Velocity_Rob on
Well that’s me buying a second car now.
I work every second weekend, my wife and kids need the car. My solution was an e-scooter to the DART and then onto work. I’ve got a decent scooter, look after it, have 2200k on it now and if I can’t bring it on the DART, then that’s no longer an option.
More-Investment-2872 on
It’s for the same reason that you’re not allowed to put laptop batteries or power banks in checked luggage on a plane. But unfortunately some extreme Ecomentalists will see this move as “pro car.”
The3rdbaboon on
So what? It’s supposed to be like illegal to be on footpaths and that’s the only place I ever see them.
cat_turned_to_smoke on
Just lol at all the butthurt eejits who cannot comprehend a reason for this.
Safety issues aside, fuck e-scooters and the weirdos that drive them. Menace to society.
Potential-Drama-7455 on
For a government that are supposed to care about the environment, and encourage the use of clean transport and public transport, this is an unbelievably backward step. Quality branded and approved e scooters that are not battered to shit are very safe.
x_xiv on
Don’t worry. It will be unbanned soon. Ireland has one of the narrowest road systems for some reason, and they don’t manufacture either gasoline or electric cars. E-scooters are definitely an inevitable option for Ireland.
Marcus_Suridius on
I always use them and the train for work, I folded it up and it takes up no space and this “its a fire hazard” well so are ebikes which have bigger batteries and take up loads of space.
PNscreen on
Well this seems counterproductive…
Flunkedy on
Put your scooter in and fold out duffle and carry it on and no one will know.
Hour_Artist_ on
Good. Ban them on the streets too.
YuriLR on
Ebikes being safer is total bullshit. That is completely dependent of it being manufactured to EU standards, either for ebikes or escooters. Other than that they are equally as safe or as dangerous…
lokesh1218 on
Basically they are asking me to buy a car. Cool
mrlinkwii on
good
sleazy_hobo on
Was contemplating getting one so I could get to the bus when visiting dublin. Guess I’ll just be driving in anytime now great job on that one…..
PoppedCork on
Some of the electric bikes should be banned as well not for fire risk but the size of them blocking doors
Mescalin3 on
Lmao there are no fucking gardaí to enforce that. Good luck to them and to us.
leicastreets on
How many deaths are caused by pollution every year? How many SUV’s mow down cyclists or pedestrians?
Government has no problem promoting and subsidising EV’s but god forbid you use a scooter for first mile/last mile commuting.
I live in an apartment, what if an EV goes on fire in the basement car park? Are they going to ban EV’s from them?
Car dominant, classist shithole of a country. You know that some obese civil servant that drives everywhere made this decision.
30 Comments
From my experience. It seems a large amount of the lads in the building trade rely on this for their commute.
Means nothing without enforcement.
Yay.
Should be fun in work the day that comes in!
Explain to me how bringing a fold up scooter onto a train/bus or Luas and putting it in the baggage area is a problem?
>The ban will apply to e-scooters but not e-bikes or mobility scooters, the NTA said.
That’s a complete joke.
They’re banned on the footpaths, but I still see them on footpaths every day.
If the government believes the batteries are not safe, regulate the batteries.
This is just another example of the government being classist twats. Only working class people benefit from these so what’s the point in making sure they are good? They constantly show very little desire to work on things to benefit the people they consider below them.
I thought they already were.
Also, this sort of seems to defeat their purpose if you can’t use them for your trip to/from your public transport stops on your commute. Unless that’s supposed to be the intent to make them less desirable overall.
Should we ban laptops and mobile phones next then? The whole reason why people have turned to these modes of transport is because public transport was and is not fit for purpose in this country
What sense does that make? We want everyone in public transport but you’re not allowed to use your scooter or bike? What the actual fuck
Just more punishing people that don’t, can’t or choose not to drive.and then on the other hand telling people they need to drive less. It’s ridiculous.
This just creates friction points between the people trying to bring them on and the people who work on the buses / train stations and ticket checkers.
My husband gets a train to work and used to cycle from station to site as it’s a fair distance.
Not even 2 months ago, an inspector came on and told him bikes are no longer allowed on the train during peak hours (when he travels), so husband bought a folding e-scooter, which he has been using since.
Do they want everyone to drive?? Ridiculous carryon…
Well that’s me buying a second car now.
I work every second weekend, my wife and kids need the car. My solution was an e-scooter to the DART and then onto work. I’ve got a decent scooter, look after it, have 2200k on it now and if I can’t bring it on the DART, then that’s no longer an option.
It’s for the same reason that you’re not allowed to put laptop batteries or power banks in checked luggage on a plane. But unfortunately some extreme Ecomentalists will see this move as “pro car.”
So what? It’s supposed to be like illegal to be on footpaths and that’s the only place I ever see them.
Just lol at all the butthurt eejits who cannot comprehend a reason for this.
Safety issues aside, fuck e-scooters and the weirdos that drive them. Menace to society.
For a government that are supposed to care about the environment, and encourage the use of clean transport and public transport, this is an unbelievably backward step. Quality branded and approved e scooters that are not battered to shit are very safe.
Don’t worry. It will be unbanned soon. Ireland has one of the narrowest road systems for some reason, and they don’t manufacture either gasoline or electric cars. E-scooters are definitely an inevitable option for Ireland.
I always use them and the train for work, I folded it up and it takes up no space and this “its a fire hazard” well so are ebikes which have bigger batteries and take up loads of space.
Well this seems counterproductive…
Put your scooter in and fold out duffle and carry it on and no one will know.
Good. Ban them on the streets too.
Ebikes being safer is total bullshit. That is completely dependent of it being manufactured to EU standards, either for ebikes or escooters. Other than that they are equally as safe or as dangerous…
Basically they are asking me to buy a car. Cool
good
Was contemplating getting one so I could get to the bus when visiting dublin. Guess I’ll just be driving in anytime now great job on that one…..
Some of the electric bikes should be banned as well not for fire risk but the size of them blocking doors
Lmao there are no fucking gardaí to enforce that. Good luck to them and to us.
How many deaths are caused by pollution every year? How many SUV’s mow down cyclists or pedestrians?
Government has no problem promoting and subsidising EV’s but god forbid you use a scooter for first mile/last mile commuting.
I live in an apartment, what if an EV goes on fire in the basement car park? Are they going to ban EV’s from them?
Car dominant, classist shithole of a country. You know that some obese civil servant that drives everywhere made this decision.