Once the things of Silicon Valley Dreams and urban nightmares, the conversation around electric scooters feels like a relic of a bygone era. Given that, the scene of Prince William on one of those reviled devices might feel oddly appropriate—or almost appropriate, considering overall eccentricity of 2024.
Back in the much simpler times of 2018, electric scooters were known for San Francisco Vandalism (this is before) everything else San Francisco is destroyed—relax, I live there and therefore have the right to make a little self-deprecation) and do some people who seem quite obnoxious At least temporarily quite rich.
The The market is incredibly well funded. Have since the collapsewith many startup company from the stock market, bankruptcy, or worse. Today, you can still find rental units in popular tourist cities and resort destinations in the United States and elsewhere, and you’ll occasionally pass a privately owned unit on the street—that is, if you’re in a city that hasn’t banned them from the streets.
In London, for example, the only electric scooters allowed on city streets are owned by participating rental companies. a tightly controlled trial“The use of private electric scooters or other electric mobility devices on public roads remains illegal,” officials said.
However, all bets are off when the roads you are driving are roads that you and your family own. So when Prince William was discovered by a social media user As he zooms around the grounds of Windsor Castle, you needn’t worry that he’s breaking the law: according to regional traffic officials, scooters – as of the end of 2023 – had “seriously injured” 22 people, according to BBC—can be used at your own risk if you have the landowner’s permission, as William is said to have done.
According to one report in Sun William bought the scooter last year in 2023 to make the 10-minute trip from Adelaide Cottage (where William lives with his wife) Kate Middleton and the children Prince Louis, Prince GeorgeAnd Princess Charlotte) to Windsor Castle is less of a walk. The scooter, which is said to be capable of reaching speeds of 10 miles per hour, “just makes sense,” an unnamed source told Sun“He rushed up to the castle” when he needed to see his father, King Charles III.
“The return journey from his family home at Adelaide Cottage to Windsor Castle is about two or three miles, so it would be easier to take a scooter than to drive or walk,” the source said.
It’s unclear when the video of William riding the scooter was filmed, nor what brand or model of scooter the prince is riding. What we do know is that Middleton may prefer the scooter to her previous method of solo transportation, a high-powered motorbike.
In 2015, Princess tell the congratulatory people that “I always feel terrified when” William jumps his beloved bicycle“I was so scared,” she said of his easygoing habits. With Middleton challenging yearTrading a pig for a scooter seems like a decent concession, regardless of the brand of the device or its previous role. a hot issue.
