Brits Spend Up To 19% Of Income On Cars, Stifling Active Travel And Causing Transport Poverty

A recent study by "Bike is Best" a cycling campaign group found that millions of Brits are trapped in transport poverty as fuel and associated costs rise. On average people who own a car are spending 13% of their pre-tax income on the costs of ownership. This includes fuel, insurance, tax, and the costs of maintenance.…

Byslchessell26th January 20230Comments

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Paris To Vote On Banning Rental E-Scooters

The mayor of Paris has announced plans to hold a vote on 2nd April this year on whether rental e-scooters should be banned from the streets of the French capitol. Paris has several e-scooter operators who have approximately 15,000 rental scooters on the streets for hire via a smartphone app. Their use in the city has…

Byslchessell26th January 20230Comments

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Care Workers Call in Sick Because of Fuel Costs

Can't afford to run your car to get to work? Can anyone see a possible answer to this? What form of transport could some people possibly use instead of a car for which fuel is becoming prohibitively expensive (or in many cases the train or the tube which is equally expensive)? You can probably see where…

Byslchessell12th June 20220Comments

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Rideables.org at Fully Charged Live

Fully Charged Live was on over the long bank holiday weekend 29th April to 1st May. Rideables.org were proud to be the sponsors of the mini micro mobility test track and in the main exhibition hall and we also had a stand at which we provided information on the different forms of micromobility. The show…

Byslchessell7th May 20220Comments

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Rideables.org … and the media

Rideables.org are frequently interviewed by the media, usually in response to current news or issues in connection with micromobility. We have appeared on BBC Breakfast, LBC, GB News, BBC Sounds and numerous regional radio stations. Our aim is to promote the safe and responsible use of privately owned micro mobility devices which include e-scooters, electric…

Byslchessell27th January 20220Comments

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The Electric Scooter Defence Fund – Whats Next?

If you have been following the news in connection with users efforts to get private e-scooter use legalised you may have heard of the E-scooter Defence Fund launched on crowdfunding site crowdjustice.com - https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/e-scooter--crack-down/ This was set up to try to help an e-scooter rider who was stopped on her way to work and issued with…

Byslchessell27th January 20220Comments

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Rideables.org interview on GB news 07 11 21

Michael Quintana of Rideables.org interviewed on GB News after calls this week to ban e-scooters from the London tube network.

Byslchessell11th November 20210Comments

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Legalise e-scooters to reduce car use

The Centre for London think tank published its report titled "Micromobility in London" on Thursday. The report looks at how "emerging vehicles" could benefit the capital and reduce car use. The report called on the government to completely legalise e-scooters to provide the public with a wider choice of transport options and so reduce reliance on…

Byslchessell25th September 20210Comments

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UK Fuel Shortage – An Opportunity for Micromobility?

With the current UK HGV driver shortage could this be an opportunity for micromobility? At the start of the pandemic, it was estimated that there were about 200,000 privately owned devices in the UK. Sales boomed during the pandemic with Halfords and others reporting a surge in demand of up to 450%. Current conservative estimates put…

Byslchessell24th September 20210Comments

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An Update on ESDF

For those of you who were kind enough to donate to the e-scooter defense fund we have received an update on the current situation and plans for the future. Rideables.org is fully supportive of work to try to sort out the current rather crazy legal situation and in particular to try to open the government's…

Byslchessell12th September 20210Comments

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