It always annoys me when people act like the e-mobility doodads are the unsafe thing, rather than the hostile infrastructure and giant speeding death boxes that surround them.
Exactly this! Scoot on a nice smooth safe street or sidewalk is pretty safe if you don’t go crazy fast. But add in cars all around you, fucked up sidewalks, etc… it can be a fucking dangerzone every day
I see news talking about some kid on an ebike getting obliterated by an F-950 Child Mutilator Extreme Ranch Lariat and then the newscasters going, “ebikes are so dangerous for children!”
It always annoys me when people act like the e-mobility doodads are the unsafe thing, rather than the hostile infrastructure and giant speeding death boxes that surround them.
1.3m people die from car accidents globally every year… silence. One kid knocks over grandma on his escooter… RAAAAGGGEE
Exactly this! Scoot on a nice smooth safe street or sidewalk is pretty safe if you don’t go crazy fast. But add in cars all around you, fucked up sidewalks, etc… it can be a fucking dangerzone every day
I see news talking about some kid on an ebike getting obliterated by an F-950 Child Mutilator Extreme Ranch Lariat and then the newscasters going, “ebikes are so dangerous for children!”