Electric Scooters

[Cock Throppled]

Those things are death traps. I'm surprised they haven't tried to put some kind of regulations on them.

Came within an inch of killing a kid who was going too fast, couldn't make the corner, so swung wide into the oncoming lane just I I was entering from the opposite direction. Luckily, I wasn't going too fast and was paying attention, and had room to do a hard right to avoid hitting head on. As it was, he brushed (and scratched) the side of my car, and took off. He never even reacted like he'd had a close escape.

 

[Big Dick Bob]

I almost took out 4 helmetless kids who were riding on the sidewalk in the dark going at least 40 km/h this weekend.

They should only be allowed on streets and in separated bike lanes. They need to wear helmets, and be older than 16 years in age.

 

[Mr. J]

I couldn't be bothered to ride an electric scooter, and the previous posts reinforce my decsion not to. Personally when I was younger, I rode manual scooters and pulled tricks on them as if I was riding a skateboard.

 

[Bang4thebuck]

Scooters are totally inferior to bicycles. The electric ones are death traps. I rode one, once, and had a terrifying experience. A friend of a friend died on one. They should be banned or limited to 10 kph

 

[masterpoonhunter]

When I see some fuckwad doing 30kph on one of these scooters, no helmet, I figure its Darwinism happening in real time.

 

[Forum mod]

They have mutated to the point of being vehicles in many cases. I didn't a get pic, but saw a lady sitting down on a very big one, with a seat bolted on it, doing over 30 km on the sidewalk. She didn't have a helmet on, had her cell phone mounted on it and was wearing headphones, completely oblivious to any risks or safety hazards. That's a vehicle, not a scooter.

 

[islander1-1]

They have mutated to the point of being vehicles in many cases. I didn't a get pic, but saw a lady sitting down on a very big one, with a seat bolted on it, doing over 30 km on the sidewalk. She didn't have a helmet on, had her cell phone mounted on it and was wearing headphones, completely oblivious to any risks or safety hazards. That's a vehicle, not a scooter.

I may not be PC BUT was she blonde?? <grin>

 

[Newuser505]

For how prevalent and accessible they are, im very surprise we havent seen a big uptick in accidents and deaths regarding them. No regulations, no insurances, no accountability. Not a problem until its a problem i guess.

 

[Newuser505]

oh man. Speak of the devil... https://www.freshetnews.ca/e-scooters-now-illegal-on-major-burnaby-roads-parks/