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The story
On October 29, 2026, the French National Gendarmerie announced it had caught an e-scooter rider doing 92 km/h. The incident took place on October 27 in the town of Oraison, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. On 5ch, users reacted with shock at a speed comparable to the Tour de France, while others pointed out the danger of hitting a bump or pothole on such tiny wheels. Some posts also compared the case to Japan’s ongoing failure to crack down on illegal mopeds exceeding speed limits, sparking discussion both about the scooter’s performance and about fairness in enforcement.
An absolutely unbelievable speed — I was shocked
The French National Gendarmerie announced on October 29, 2026, that it had caught an e-scooter rider traveling at the high speed of 92 km/h.
The incident occurred on October 27 in the town of Oraison, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France.
Source: news.nicovideo.jp / Original article here
What people said
If you ride one of these standing up, the wind resistance is so brutal you'd get thrown backward head-first — so maybe he was lying flat, superman-style, belly on the deck, charging forward like that?
That's not a weapon against other people — that's a suicide weapon.
What you're picturing as a "kick scooter" is a completely different thing from this.
I looked at the original photo — it was a bit beefed up, but basically a normal kick scooter. That's what makes it insane lol
Even if it's classified as a moped, speeding is speeding — crack down on it already.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HV0DqvNWcAAftda?format=jpg
Hitting 92 is impressive — that's the kind of performance where you could say "the coils are heating up" and get away with it.
You can actually hit 92 km/h on this thing?
Doesn't even look like it's packing a beefy motor.
Japan actually has several rocky peaks nicknamed "Gendarme," borrowed from the same French term.
What RPM is that wheel even spinning at lol
Scary as hell (((;゚Д゚)))
Looking at places like the Nürburgring, it seems like if a roughly 10% grade continues long enough, you'll hit around 100 km/h even without pedaling.
"Too dangerous" doesn't even begin to cover it lol
Apparently it's dual in-wheel motors —
rated/max output: 3000W front wheel + 3000W rear wheel = 6000W total.
Is the braking done through reverse torque?
Either way, the wheels are way too small — there's no way this thing stops in time.
the crashes would be spectacular lol
Hit even a small bump in the road and you'd go flying…
Background and Key Points of This Story
E-scooters are legal on public roads in France too, but commercially sold models are capped at around 25 km/h — meaning 92 km/h is more than three times that limit. Much of the thread’s discussion stemmed from the gap between the assumption that this was just a “flimsy little scooter with tiny wheels” and the revealed fact that it was actually a modified, high-output machine with in-wheel motors totaling 6000W (3000W front, 3000W rear). The conversation around enforcement also drew comparisons to Japan, where illegal mopeds (modified bikes registered as 50cc scooters) routinely speed without facing a real crackdown — producing a mix of reactions, from treating it as just a “wacky France story” to raising genuine questions about fairness in enforcement.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Business News+) thread “A ‘Weapon on Wheels’: 92 km/h E-Scooter Sparks Shock and ‘Way Too Dangerous’ Reactions in France.”
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