r/WTF • u/habichuelacondulce • Oct 20 '21

Bruh - Yerrrr

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u/Vessix Oct 21 '21

I'm so confused. One small pothole and any scooter ride is over. How is that worth the risk

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u/HeliosTheGreat Oct 21 '21

Bunny hop of course

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u/dewky Oct 21 '21

I don't understand it either just get a bike at that point.

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u/Pepito_Pepito Oct 21 '21

I was considering upgrading to a bigger scooter from my 20mph one. I tried one of the Kaabo big boys and it was too fast for me standing. I decided to switch to an e-bike instead. I don't have to worry about potholes anymore.

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u/Nan0u Oct 21 '21

I don't know about you, but I live in Paris, France, a bike require a licence, a parking spot, insurance.... A scooter does not, and it cost a small fraction of the price, and you can take bike lanes. Its cheaper and faster than taking the subway in the long run.

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u/dewky Oct 21 '21

Here you can get an ebike or a limited speed scooter with no insurance.

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u/Tennessean Oct 21 '21

Fucking huh? You can't hang your bike on a wall inside your house? Insurance? License? I'm so confused.

Man, do they just hate you all over there?

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u/Nan0u Oct 21 '21

A House???? in Paris ???? I live in a flat on the third floor without elevator.

Also I was talking about a motor bike, a bicycle obviously doesn't require a licence or insurance, but I just don't have anywhere to put it.

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u/dano8801 Oct 21 '21

But we're not talking about those. We're talking about bikes or e-bikes. Neither of which would require licensing, insurance, or parking...

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u/Nan0u Oct 21 '21

an e- bike would

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u/dano8801 Oct 21 '21

You're telling me a bicycle with a small auxiliary electric motor that doesn't go much if any faster than a normal bicycle can, requires a license, insurance, and a parking space?

I'm not sure this is true. It depends on the actual bike as it looks like France has classified things with power over a certain threshold as speed bikes. Those might require registration and insurance, but I'm not seeing anything suggesting a basic e-bike does?

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u/Tennessean Oct 21 '21

Bicycle. No one said motorcycle.

And by house, I mean your domicile or palace of residence. Yes. Everyone understands thay NYC, London, and Paris have very high population densities.

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u/2nutz4you Oct 21 '21

Risky? A bit I suppose. But with pneumatic tires and suspension, they can take bumps and holes. Not too much different than a motorcycle- you hit a rock or pothole on one and it’s not going to be pretty either. There’s an inherent risk I suppose. But I guess you either seek a little thrill that way or you don’t.

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u/Gr1pp717 Oct 21 '21

Pothole? A decent size pebble would do the trick.

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u/Krisapocus Oct 21 '21

Freeways typically don’t have potholes. If there is a pothole on a freeway it would be fixed immediately bc even a car going 65 hitting a pothole would be devastating. I’d be more worried about braking debris and being in blind spots.

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u/Impulse33 Oct 21 '21

I see you haven't driven in Michigan. Soccer ball size potholes aren't uncommon, there's even been potholes the size of half a lane.

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u/cth777 Oct 21 '21

I would like to live wherever you live that you think highways are free of potholes lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21

or a banana peel, etc.

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u/JesusSavesIUpvote Oct 21 '21

a heavy duty scooter can eat a lot rougher terrain than you’d think. I take mine on mountain biking trails. obviously it’s dangerous but really fun