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*teenagers who fall. Really could've been reduced by a lot with a few simple instructions in the app. Stick to the right, don't speed, be careful, etc. Who th

by bserge 5y ago

*teenagers who fall. Really could've been reduced by a lot with a few simple instructions in the app. Stick to the right, don't speed, be careful, etc. Who the fuck falls off a scooter, anyway.

brailsafe 5y ago
Have never ridden one, but I assume you could easily crash into a person, car, curb, signpost, other scooterers, hit a rock etc.. Simple instructions don't solve anything, and represent a design flaw. If the design doesn't inherently address the problem you want to solve, then text definitely won't.
- bserge 5y ago
  Well, I'm saying that because people don't even realize they need to treat the road somewhat like a car driver. Like, literally, they install the app and get on the scooter and do 20km/h on the opposite side then are surprised that there's people and bikes coming right into them. A simple "stick to your right" would help a lot of them imo. And it's really hard to crash one ime, but then again I somehow never fell or crashed a bicycle for half my life.
  - brailsafe 5y ago
    Ya idk that sounds pretty bad tbh. It is arguably a result of poor road design as well, but some people will just do some bizarre stuff.
peoplefromibiza 5y ago
Not a judgment on my side on teenagers, this is from an Italian source translated through Google The numbers are quite bad https://www-inmoto-it.translate.goog/news/altre-notizie/cronaca/2021/10/01-4764275/monopattini_elettrici_a_roma_a_settembre_400_di_incidenti_gravi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=nui https://www-inmoto-it.translate.goog/news/altre-notizie/cron...
claytoneast 5y ago
I've crashed a Lime/Bird at least 3 times, none of them related to cars or other people in any way. 1. Taking a pedestrian bridge off-ramp in the rain at max velocity because I wanted to see if I could take the corner going that fast. 2. Finding a quarter-pipe set up next to a bridge. How can you resist trying to shred it? It went well on run 1 thru 9. Run # 10, not so well. 3. Driving one home drunk at 230am and trying to drive it with only one hand. My point is that it's pretty easy to fall off if you are pushing the envelope in any way at all. Who the hell falls of a scooter? Hah! Who the hell rides one exactly how you are supposed to? Totally boring.

by bserge 5y ago

*teenagers who fall. Really could've been reduced by a lot with a few simple instructions in the app. Stick to the right, don't speed, be careful, etc. Who the fuck falls off a scooter, anyway.

brailsafe 5y ago

Have never ridden one, but I assume you could easily crash into a person, car, curb, signpost, other scooterers, hit a rock etc.. Simple instructions don't solve anything, and represent a design flaw. If the design doesn't inherently address the problem you want to solve, then text definitely won't.

bserge 5y ago
Well, I'm saying that because people don't even realize they need to treat the road somewhat like a car driver. Like, literally, they install the app and get on the scooter and do 20km/h on the opposite side then are surprised that there's people and bikes coming right into them. A simple "stick to your right" would help a lot of them imo. And it's really hard to crash one ime, but then again I somehow never fell or crashed a bicycle for half my life.
- brailsafe 5y ago
  Ya idk that sounds pretty bad tbh. It is arguably a result of poor road design as well, but some people will just do some bizarre stuff.

peoplefromibiza 5y ago

Not a judgment on my side on teenagers, this is from an Italian source translated through Google The numbers are quite bad https://www-inmoto-it.translate.goog/news/altre-notizie/cronaca/2021/10/01-4764275/monopattini_elettrici_a_roma_a_settembre_400_di_incidenti_gravi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=nui https://www-inmoto-it.translate.goog/news/altre-notizie/cron...

claytoneast 5y ago

I've crashed a Lime/Bird at least 3 times, none of them related to cars or other people in any way. 1. Taking a pedestrian bridge off-ramp in the rain at max velocity because I wanted to see if I could take the corner going that fast. 2. Finding a quarter-pipe set up next to a bridge. How can you resist trying to shred it? It went well on run 1 thru 9. Run # 10, not so well. 3. Driving one home drunk at 230am and trying to drive it with only one hand. My point is that it's pretty easy to fall off if you are pushing the envelope in any way at all. Who the hell falls of a scooter? Hah! Who the hell rides one exactly how you are supposed to? Totally boring.