Is it OK to drive an electric scooter on the paths?

Can't drive that on the footpath and yes would need tax and insurance.

It can do 45kph and hold 3 people! Did you really think it could be ok on a footpath?

This has to be a pisstake.

I read the title and thought one of the usual yokes, which get a big no from me. A bloody tuktuk on the path? If this isn't a wind up then they need to wise up.

A basic (and civil) yes or no is all the OP is asking for folks.

No need to get nasty or hurl abuse at him/her.

Still a no.

Absolutely not. How could anyone even think this vehicle is appropriate for a footpath?

Would you ride a motorbike at 45kph on a footpath?

The Road Traffic Act 1961 defines a mechanically propelled vehicle as a vehicle intended or adapted for propulsion by mechanical means, including a bicycle or tricycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power, whether or not the attachment is being used. It also includes a vehicle the means of propulsion of which is electrical, or partly electrical and partly mechanical.

So even those e-scooters are MPV's. As such, they are not for use on a footway, ie: an area designed primarily for pedestrians. Even pedal powered that's not allowed on the footpath.

It’s not a mobility scooter, it’s an electric vehicle. Wouldn’t have a hope of being permitted to drive it on the footpath -

https://www.rsa.ie/road-safety/road-users/special-purpose-vehicles/motorised-wheelchairs-and-mobility-scooters

When I saw the thread title I thought you were talking about one of the stand-on scooters with the tiny wheels.

Seeing the picture, I see you're just having a laugh. Well played.

"It's a scooter. It's basically a bike. It's actually a mobility scooter."

It's capable of 45kmh. It has an accelerator. It needs tax, and insurance, and a driving licence. And it stays on the road, not the footpath. Whatever type of scooter it is.

The OP is a long time regular on the Motors forum. They know full well this can't be used on footpaths. It's a poorly executed windup, and should be treated as such.