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Shame? really, people feel shame for using a scooter? Scooters are pretty common is Sydney, nobody you care about would bat an eyelid. My friend riders hers ar
by fungi 11y ago
Shame? really, people feel shame for using a scooter?
Scooters are pretty common is Sydney, nobody you care about would bat an eyelid. My friend riders hers around Singapore and nobody other then the occasionally overzealous security guard cares.
Really is says more about the city/society you live in if you are looked down upon for something as simple as a scooter.
- fapjacks 11y agoWell, I think a big part of why it's considered "lame" (if that) here in the States is primarily because these scooters made a HUGE hit among children about ten or fifteen years ago. So they are considered mostly for children. That being said, there is certainly a prejudice against some kinds of transportation that is considered "low class" or juvenile, like skateboards, mopeds, or public transportation, which is extremely unfortunate, as for most of my life it's all I had, and it's the same for many Americans without the luxury of a fancy automobile.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoMopeds are used by 20-somethings e.g. college students, not children. Or maybe I'm confused since I live in a college town. And who can't afford a bicycle? A scooter is pointless, not childish, because bicycles are a superior option.
- op00to 11y agoIn my inner-ring suburb of a major metropolitan US city, the 14-17 year old set roam the streets with impunity in gangs of mopeds. Once they can get a drivers' license, the mopeds get passed down to the next generation.
- kevin_thibedeau 11y ago> bicycles are a superior option. Except when you need to carry your vehicle on public transportation. Then it becomes a hassle. This was the original purpose of the foldable Razor scooter for use among Japanese commuters. I always thought they were a silly compromise for suburban children to use in light of the classic, larger wheeled scooters.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoCool, good to know!
- fapjacks 11y agoWell, if we're going to be pedantic, "juvenile" includes 20-somethings. Also, pointless has nothing to do with a person's choosing something.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago18 by law; pre-pubescent by social convention. Where did 20-somethings come from?
- fapjacks 11y agoJust because you are being pedantic: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=juvenile+define http://lmgtfy.com/?q=juvenile+define
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoUh, that's where I got my definition. And no thanks for the snarky link.
- nkrisc 11y agoBicycles are not a superior option for everyone and therefore scooters are not pointless.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago.. which is why see so very many scooters in the streets, I guess.
- monk_e_boy 11y agoI ride my sons skooter when I go to pick him up from school. Some of the teachers joke about my skooter skills, but fuck 'em. Got to keep the skills up, if you want to surf, skate, skooter, kitesurf, stand up paddle or whatever, skating and skooting round are good for the skills. Left foot forwards, right foot forwards, push with the left, then right. Both beside each other. One handed. Go slow. Go fast. All good skills.