Where scooters go to die

This is just off the UWE/Lockleaze path: a torched scooter.

While it is somewhat wasteful to burn a stolen scooter after one evening's fun with it, improvements in DNA analysis mean that it's the best way to lose evidence. Furthermore, whoever did this was considerate enough to move it off the bike path. This not only means there is nothing in the way of commuters, it means there won't be another melted patch in the tarmac from the battery acid.

Cabot Circus Motorcycle Parking

Datamining of the clicklogs show that a couple of visitors a day are searching for motorcycle parking in cabot circus. For these people, here is the parking area

It's signed with "No parking on footway", and is on the junction of Broad Weir and Lower Castle Street. No coverage or security. Presumably motorcycle/scooter drivers can't buy enough high value consumer goods.

A modern parent

The Bristol-Bath railway path is an ideal place for a parent to teach a small child to ride a quad-bike safely.

When they get bigger, they will need the technical skills to avoid the police over by lockleaze and other quad bike areas. By going along this flat path at speed they will learn their steering skills avoiding pedestrians, dogs and cyclists, ready to apply it to more technical situations. Bristol: a scooter city.
[Photo: Nigel]

Bristol-Bath scooter path

The recent price instability of petrol has made zipping up and down the railway path in a scooter more expensive than normal
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To maximise the fuel economy of their rides, these riders are taking turns sharing a vehicle.

If the scooter were slightly bigger, it would support two riders, and so be more fuel efficient. [Photo: nigel].