Cross-posting my comment from the other community:

I think what our mate Darin is referring to by “e-bikes” is throttle-operated, no need to pedal, capable of going 30-60mph electric motorbike which, like any other motorbike, you need a licence and protective gear to ride, and no, they’ve got no business being in the bike lane with people noodling along at 10-15mph, and definitely not on the pavement with pedestrians.

Unfortunately, Darin is an idiot who can’t string a sentence together and so he’s just told everyone that my electric assist pedal cycle, top assisted speed of 15.5mph, no need for a licence or insurance, is also illegal. Thanks, Darin.

This House of Commons briefing from 2019 lays out what the issues are with e-scooters, in that because they’re not legally classed as a bicycle, they have the same legal requirements as a motorbike, which is clearly nonsense for a scooter with a top speed of 15.5mph, however, the law has not yet caught up with reality. Since that briefing was written, various trials have started in cities with hired e-scooters provided by third parties to see how the law needs to be updated and what needs to change in order to make them legal on UK roads, but the trials seem to just keep getting extended with no conclusions drawn. As we’re currently in election purdah, nothing’s going to happen until July anyway, and I highly doubt that “sorting out e-scooter legality” will be top of the new government’s priority list.

Is this a joke? Don’t UK police have better things to do?

Seeing things like this where the public is asked for help in identifying their own friends and family, or community members, reminds me of something very similar.

Fuck me the UK is so broken.

Why don’t they put some effort towards legislating a transport strategy that works. At least London managed to see off the ULEZ protest vote… I would guess officer Darin probably thinks ULEZ is bullshit, what a narc

Just send them back the standard response I get back from the police based on any interaction I’ve experienced with them… Case closed due to insufficient evidence. Would you like to speak to a victim support officer?

OI! Where’s your nonexistent e-bike loicense?

My analog bike isn’t taxed either, so what are they going to do to me?

Not all e-bikes are illegal to use on the public road, so Darin is also wrong.

Report the cops and their families

You can totally insure an e-bike. They’re usually on the same product category that regular bikes, with a slightly higher cost if they have electrical and fire coverage.

What a bunch of fucks

what an absolute cunt.

I dislike the things being left everywhere, but this is absolutely twatworthy

What is the UK progressive on exactly? The shithole is backwards as fuck compared to the rest of Western Europe and even US blue states.