Times may have changed but a traffic cop I knew was well trained in the detail of HGV braking systems and other mechanical aspects. Compared to that a working knowledge of electric bikes etc would be easy to train. If the will was there. Which it isn't.
For example my inlaws live on a main road outside Portsmouth with a shared cycle and pedestrian pathway. It's not one of the legalised trial areas. Sitting in the front garden we reckon a good dozen electric bikes and scooters pass each hour. There is a reasonable police presence but never once have they seen an illegal electric scooter rider spoken to.
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