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My partner was hospitalized for nearly a week and had to have facial reconstructive surgery and nearly lost all her teeth after she got hit by someone on a scoo

My partner was hospitalized for nearly a week and had to have facial reconstructive surgery and nearly lost all her teeth after she got hit by someone on a scooter going 25mph while we were walking Be careful out there if you combine speed + unprotected mode of transportation

0_____0 4y ago
I'm so sorry to hear that. I wish her well in her recovery.
antihero 4y ago
I for one think the future where we all walk around in cyberpunk body armour to protect ourselves from wayward idiots on powered transportation they are unable to control would be kind of sick
- danuker 4y ago
  I'd be fine with everyone wearing bodycams and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages.
  - sammalloy 4y ago
    That was sort of the premise of the book "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (not going to mention the film adaptation because it was so bad I pretend it doesn’t exist). It didn’t turn out too well in the end.
  - serf 4y ago
    I mean.. it's impractical, but I prefer the parents' tactic of defense rather than guaranteed legal indemity. Yes, I won the court case .. but my <insert grievous bodily wound> won't grow back.
    - knodi123 4y ago
      like the old joke about a tombstone with the epitaph "He had the right of way."
  - gruez 4y ago
    >and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages. That still leaves the problem of judgement-proof defenders.
  - Broken_Hippo 4y ago
    I'm not sure that would actually work out. First, some accidents are just accidents on both sides. Second: We've seen the effect of bodycams on cops. They aren't exactly helping folks prosecute bad cops if they are even on and working and unobstructed. If we can't do it with cops, we probably aren't going to do real well with the general public. There are other ways to help folks - Things like robust universal (taxpayer funded) health care and paid time off work for sickness and injury that doesn't take weeks to get. This takes the burden off an accident victims and doesn't punish folks on the wrong side of an actual accident nor make lifelong debt for someone using non-car, non-bus transportation.
- hedora 4y ago
  Around here, I've seen idiots on one wheelers doing 25+ on trails that explicitly ban powered vehicles. The riders were in full cross country motorcycle gear, and doing dumb tricks amidst pedestrians, strollers and bikes. Someone in that crowd will literally kill someone at some point. They'd better hope I'm not on the jury at their reckless homicide trial.
  - pharmakom 4y ago
    It’s very rare, but even push bikes can kill pedestrians in the wrong circumstances.
- lstodd 4y ago
  You meant 'slick'? I agree. This is how it was with motorcycling in cities for the last 30 years.
anon334455 4y ago
Created a new account to warn everyone to be more aware around street corners. I once tried to catch a train so I rode a scooter on the sidewalk which I normally don't. Seeing no cars, I didn't slow too much at a street corner, and ran into someone. Luckily the top speed on the scooter was 15mph and I slowed to probably 13mph, but still, the force was too much and the person failed pretty hard. I swear to never do that again. Please pay extra care around street corners, and tell your kids to do so.
- Aeolun 4y ago
  Most of didn't have to run into someone to learn this thing, but I'm glad you know now.
- yafbum 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing. As a longtime bicyclist, I've been shocked by the increase, over the past decade, of reckless behaviors on the streets due to electric mobility riders. I'm glad to see some are learning, though sad to see it's only at the cost of someone getting hurt ... While we're on the topic, street corners or not, the warning should extend to all sidewalk riding. Driveways and pedestrian gates don't usually have enough clearance around them that you would be able to see what's coming. (At least in the US where sidewalks aren't typically set up with a dedicated bike lane)
- torbTurret 4y ago
  Of course the type of person to ride a scooter on the sidewalk and hit someone will spin it as a lesson to others. It’s too bad you weren’t sued so you could learn to accept so e responsibility.
  - Thorrez 4y ago
    If anon334455 didn't want to leave a comment, anon334455 didn't have to. What's the point of anon334455 commenting except to warn others to be careful?
    - torbTurret 4y ago

0_____0 4y ago

I'm so sorry to hear that. I wish her well in her recovery.

antihero 4y ago

I for one think the future where we all walk around in cyberpunk body armour to protect ourselves from wayward idiots on powered transportation they are unable to control would be kind of sick

danuker 4y ago
I'd be fine with everyone wearing bodycams and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages.
- sammalloy 4y ago
  That was sort of the premise of the book "The Circle" by Dave Eggers (not going to mention the film adaptation because it was so bad I pretend it doesn’t exist). It didn’t turn out too well in the end.
- serf 4y ago
  I mean.. it's impractical, but I prefer the parents' tactic of defense rather than guaranteed legal indemity. Yes, I won the court case .. but my <insert grievous bodily wound> won't grow back.
  - knodi123 4y ago
    like the old joke about a tombstone with the epitaph "He had the right of way."
- gruez 4y ago
  >and any victim being able to prove in court that they deserve damages. That still leaves the problem of judgement-proof defenders.
- Broken_Hippo 4y ago
  I'm not sure that would actually work out. First, some accidents are just accidents on both sides. Second: We've seen the effect of bodycams on cops. They aren't exactly helping folks prosecute bad cops if they are even on and working and unobstructed. If we can't do it with cops, we probably aren't going to do real well with the general public. There are other ways to help folks - Things like robust universal (taxpayer funded) health care and paid time off work for sickness and injury that doesn't take weeks to get. This takes the burden off an accident victims and doesn't punish folks on the wrong side of an actual accident nor make lifelong debt for someone using non-car, non-bus transportation.
hedora 4y ago
Around here, I've seen idiots on one wheelers doing 25+ on trails that explicitly ban powered vehicles. The riders were in full cross country motorcycle gear, and doing dumb tricks amidst pedestrians, strollers and bikes. Someone in that crowd will literally kill someone at some point. They'd better hope I'm not on the jury at their reckless homicide trial.
- pharmakom 4y ago
  It’s very rare, but even push bikes can kill pedestrians in the wrong circumstances.
lstodd 4y ago
You meant 'slick'? I agree. This is how it was with motorcycling in cities for the last 30 years.

anon334455 4y ago

Created a new account to warn everyone to be more aware around street corners. I once tried to catch a train so I rode a scooter on the sidewalk which I normally don't. Seeing no cars, I didn't slow too much at a street corner, and ran into someone. Luckily the top speed on the scooter was 15mph and I slowed to probably 13mph, but still, the force was too much and the person failed pretty hard. I swear to never do that again. Please pay extra care around street corners, and tell your kids to do so.

Aeolun 4y ago
Most of didn't have to run into someone to learn this thing, but I'm glad you know now.
yafbum 4y ago
Thanks for sharing. As a longtime bicyclist, I've been shocked by the increase, over the past decade, of reckless behaviors on the streets due to electric mobility riders. I'm glad to see some are learning, though sad to see it's only at the cost of someone getting hurt ... While we're on the topic, street corners or not, the warning should extend to all sidewalk riding. Driveways and pedestrian gates don't usually have enough clearance around them that you would be able to see what's coming. (At least in the US where sidewalks aren't typically set up with a dedicated bike lane)
torbTurret 4y ago
Of course the type of person to ride a scooter on the sidewalk and hit someone will spin it as a lesson to others. It’s too bad you weren’t sued so you could learn to accept so e responsibility.
- Thorrez 4y ago
  If anon334455 didn't want to leave a comment, anon334455 didn't have to. What's the point of anon334455 commenting except to warn others to be careful?
  - torbTurret 4y ago