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Eh - I've fallen off a bike twice at relatively low speeds, and both time I've broken a bone (first time a finger, second time a scaphoid fracture). I think it
by dymk 8y ago
Eh - I've fallen off a bike twice at relatively low speeds, and both time I've broken a bone (first time a finger, second time a scaphoid fracture).
I think it's important not to under-react just because the speeds are lower than a motorcycle - all those bones in our limbs break just as well at 10mph. When on a bike or a scooter, scaphoid wrist protection and at least a jacket on at all times, for me.
- tomcam 8y agoWhat about the danger to pedestrians hit by the driver of a scooter?
- dymk 8y agoThe risk is lower on a scooter than on a motorcycle. We don't have to over-correct though, and treat scooters like they're _that much_ safer than a motorcycle. The most dangerous thing we can do is let ourselves mentally relax when we're on one, as if we're not on a big sharp chunk of (relatively) fast metal and inertia. A helmet wearing person slamming headfirst into the nape of somebody's neck at 15 or 50 miles per hour is probably going to kill them.
- masonic 8y agoThe risk is lower on a scooter than on a motorcycle. On the road, yes. But motorcycles don't routinely take the sidewalks.
- peteey 8y agoThe pedestrian won't hear the scooter coming.