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That happened to me about 20 years ago on a gas powered goped from a sidewalk crack where one slab was slightly raised due to some tree roots. I had a serious
by throwaway_tech 7y ago
That happened to me about 20 years ago on a gas powered goped from a sidewalk crack where one slab was slightly raised due to some tree roots. I had a serious helmet which cracked on impact, to this day I swear I would be dead from that impact without the helmet.
That experience (and I suppose being a lawyer who constantly thinks about liability) makes me hope all these companies fail. 1) I don't like the "littering" of scooters all over city sidewalks/bike paths (that is dangerous in and of itself and should be illegal); and 2) renting these things without helmets I think goes well beyond negligence.
- hannasanarion 7y agoIf you're mad about space being wasted by electric scooters being dropped all over town, just wait til you hear about these nasty things called "cars"!
- throwaway_tech 7y agoI've never had car purposely park (or park period) on the sidewalks and bike paths where I am running. These scooter companies, at least in my city, will collect and dump their scooters on the busiest sidewalks and bike paths (blocking the entire walkway and path) for the sole purpose of free advertising to large groups of runners/bikers. Its not about "space being wasted" in fact it is the opposite, it is not just obnoxious and illegal in many cases, it is dangerous. I have seen multiple runners and bikers collide with these things. I can't just start dumping ATM machines, vending machines or billboards on public walkways/bike paths, why should these scooter companies get to do that?