Non-motoring > Propelling a scooter Miscellaneous
Thread Author: L'escargot Replies: 14
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 09:36 
 Propelling a scooter - L'escargot
During my walks on the prom, I've noticed that the majority of children put their right foot on the scooter and use their left foot to propel themselves along. Is it because they're left-handed/footed? I always propelled myself with my right foot.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 09:44 
 Propelling a scooter - Runfer D'Hills
It's because one should always mount a horse or a bicycle from the left. To do otherwise is a gross breach of etiquette ( doesn't everyone know that? ) Therefore, the right foot is naturally going to be the one on the footplate of the scooter.

Obvious, one would have thought anyway...

:-)
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 10:18 
 Propelling a scooter - L'escargot
>> It's because one should always mount a horse or a bicycle from the left. To
>> do otherwise is a gross breach of etiquette ( doesn't everyone know that? ) Therefore,
>> the right foot is naturally going to be the one on the footplate of the
>> scooter.
>>
>> Obvious, one would have thought anyway...
>>
>> :-)
>>

If you mounted a scooter from the left, in a similar fashion to mounting a horse or a bicycle, wouldn't your left foot go on the footplate?
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 10:21 
 Propelling a scooter - Runfer D'Hills
Dear me no. That would be like holding your fork in your right hand. Allowances could be made for colonials I suppose but not British people.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 10:37 
 Propelling a scooter - L'escargot
>> Dear me no.

When you mount a horse your left foot goes in the left stirrup, and when you mount a bicycle your left foot goes on the left pedal. So when you mount a scooter from the left your left foot goes on the footplate.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 10:45 
 Propelling a scooter - Runfer D'Hills
Ah but, scooters don't have stirrups or pedals. Therefore, the position normally occupied by those is substituted by the road surface immediately to the left of the footplate thus providing the opportunity for motive force.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 11:40 
 Propelling a scooter - Robin O'Reliant
Real men do not have a clue how to mount a scooter.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 13:20 
 Propelling a scooter - bathtub tom
>> Real men do not have a clue how to mount a scooter.

Where is R.P. lately? Hope he hasn't fallen off again.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 13:37 
 Propelling a scooter - Dog
Hasn't he gorn orf to harry zona or somewhere?

Dutchie & Focus are AWOL too, maybe?
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 16:20 
 Propelling a scooter - Cliff Pope
Men mount horses and bicycles by swinging their (right) leg over.
Ladies mount bicycles by moving their right leg decorously across in front of the saddle (no cross bar).
Ladies don't mount horses at all - they sit with both legs on the left hand side.
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 18:13 
 Propelling a scooter - Pat
I'm no lady then 'cos I always get my leg over:)


Pat
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 12:00 
 Propelling a scooter - Duncan
>> Dear me no. That would be like holding your fork in your right hand. Allowances
>> could be made for colonials I suppose but not British people.
>>

Yes, but do you hold the fork like a pen or a snooker cue?
Last edited by: Duncan on Fri 26 Apr 13 at 12:01
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 12:04 
 Propelling a scooter - Runfer D'Hills
Neither, it should be held like a fork.

:-)
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 12:21 
 Propelling a scooter - Dog
Fork off!

:-D
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New Fri 26 Apr 13 14:28 
 Propelling a scooter - Armel Coussine
>> do you hold the fork like a pen or a snooker cue?

Baseball bat.

Baseball is rounders played by grown men in the US and parts of its empire. It is particularly popular in Cuba.
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