An e-scooter rider has filmed the second he was knocked over whereas driving illegally down a south London road.
Footage reveals YouTuber known as Ross Fonteyn slam right into a parked automotive’s door after a driver flung it open as he went previous.
His pained response is caught on a hi-tech 360-degree digital camera he was utilizing to movie himself driving.
Within the video, Ross is seen cruising on his e-scooter down the road in Streatham.
Footage reveals YouTuber Ross slam right into a parked automotive’s door after a driver flung it open as he went previous on a road in Streatham, south London
He seems to be driving a privately owned Pure scooter and adjustments between the highway and pavement, each of that are unlawful.
The filmer quickly approaches a Ford Fiesta, when with out warning the parked automotive’s door opens all of the sudden straight into the trail of Ross’s scooter.
Ross is then seen crashing into the door and taking a nasty blow, earlier than falling off the scooter.
He winces in ache as he limps to the kerb and sits down. The lady who opened the automotive door runs over to apologise and helps decide up his belongings from the ground.
The video, which was filmed again in August, was just lately uploaded onto Ross’s YouTube channel the place he paperwork his travels on his scooter
‘I used to be effective, a few bruises and scrapes however nothing too dangerous,’ stated Ross afterwards
The lady is apologetic and instantly admits accountability, however Ross forgives the lady.
Ross stated: ‘I used to be effective, a few bruises and scrapes however nothing too dangerous.’
The video, which was filmed again in August, however solely simply uploaded onto Ross’s YouTube channel, The Underachiever’s Journal, the place he paperwork his travels on e-scooter.
Within the video, Ross seems to be driving a privately owned Pure scooter and adjustments between the highway and pavement, each of that are unlawful.
E-scooters are at the moment unlawful to make use of within the UK, regardless of them being a standard sight in lots of cities.
Nevertheless, the could possibly be allowed to make use of the roads ‘throughout the subsequent 12 months’ after the conclusion of a trial scheme in a number of London boroughs.
Gross sales have soared 71 % within the pandemic and police have seized 1000’s of e-scooters ridden illegally.
Anybody driving their very own scooter on the streets now face a £300 effective, six factors and confiscation of the machine.