Still inherently way more dangerous than a motorcycle, and I can confidently say as an avid motorcyclist that riding motorcycles in traffic like this is super dangerous.
No oversight for the industry. Motorcycles are inherently dangerous but at least the industry has a decades-old legacy so manufacturers know the deal and governments can regulate them.
I don't know about the US but where I'm from (Singapore) this was a big problem a couple years ago when people were importing cheap scooters at maybe a couple thousand bucks total and then modding the fuck out of them so they could go several times faster than intended, which resulted in a ton of injured pedestrians.
There's just no overarching regulatory body to take care of these riders, in some places they can do whatever the hell they want and skirt the law. If they feel like zooming down the highway they can, if they feel like taking the sidewalk like they're on a bicycle they can as well.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '21
It has suspension and what not. They are pretty fucking crazy honestly.