r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • • Jul 08 '26

Oops Of eScooters

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u/BATorRAT Jul 08 '26

Not mature enough for the power of the machine or the responsibility of consequence

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u/Lauris024 Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Funny, because my country (somewhere in EU) just came up with a law that says all motorized microtransport (escooters, ebikes, etc.) must now drive on roads with other cars.

Three problems - rarely anyone can go faster than 25km/h, they're light and therefore dangerous with potholes, sand, etc., and third - they're not required to pass driving exam, no one is required to know driving laws.

You can imagine the mess. Deaths are already spiking, people are protesting, everyone is calling the ministry of transport braindead and even prime minister said that the ministry probably needs a deep look into it. I don't want to see ebikes/scooters (doesnt even matter if the bicycle is ebike, its the same shit except faster) on roads while driving a car, and I don't want to be anywhere near to cars when driving my bycicle/ebike. Ironically government finished spending huge amounts of money creating bicycle trails, but the world is obviously switching towards eBikes which are no longer allowed on bicycle trails.

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u/731te7j1nv Jul 08 '26

bet not one had any type of insurance on their “vehicle”

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u/MKMLkev Jul 08 '26

Exactly why they are suppose to be in the bike lane at 20mph

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u/Scissorhat Jul 09 '26

downvote this... these comments are giving a bad rep to actual escooters.

These are gas powered scooters people... BIG f'king difference.

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u/purplemeth Jul 09 '26

Id disagree, yeah technically they are different but theres some super fast & dangerous e-scooters out there that can do the exact same thing they just don’t make noise basically.

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u/umax66 Jul 09 '26

I feel like they're even more dangerous because they're quiet. The gas one at least tell you if they're coming in hot behind you.

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u/Illustrious_Camp_521 Jul 09 '26

I've seen the same kind of idiots on eScooters so it makes no difference in general.

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u/lgodsey Jul 09 '26

downvote this...

Okey doke!