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Anecdotally, I’ve noticed a bunch of people using “scary”, “dangerous”, “hazard”, etc. a lot more recently. I wonder if there’s some sort of correlation with ou
by scarejunba 8y ago
Anecdotally, I’ve noticed a bunch of people using “scary”, “dangerous”, “hazard”, etc. a lot more recently. I wonder if there’s some sort of correlation with our helicopter parent upbringing and a desire for an entirely safe environment.
Personally, there’s a risk level that I’m content with living with and scooters on the pavement are beneath that.
- neverminder 8y agoExactly this. Most of those scooters I've seen don't travel faster than a running person, yet I don't see joggers being banned from sidewalks.
- speedplane 8y agoOne or two scooters on the sidewalk are fine. Two dozen are not. When this becomes a real aproblem, regulate it. Until it does, let it alone.
- dingaling 8y agoJoggers can be quite easily funnelled and blocked by other pavement users refusing to yield. Less so for those riding on hard, mechanised devices.
- neverminder 8y agoThis "hard, mechanised device" usually weighs around 10 kilos. So far I don't see any evidence from countries where electric scooters are legal that they've become any more of a problem than conventional means of transportation.
- GoToRO 8y agoI've started watching scooter accidents on youtube. About half of them are scooter with scooter accidents. What surprised me was how casual everyone was. Are you ok? Yeah I'm ok. Totally different from car accidents.