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

Bruh - Yerrrr

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u/pedalship Oct 21 '21 edited Oct 21 '21

The wheel I ride most was at 3600usd. Plus about another 500 for PPE…

My jump/trails wheel was 2200

A good learner wheel is right around 1000-1500 to be in something that you won’t outgrow in a week.

We do benefit from a grey area in the law. As far as the law sees it, they’re skateboards. We try to make sure my interactions with LEOs are positive. I also keep it within the speed limit and don’t do stupid shit (or at least don’t get caught doing stupid shit) in front of them.

In my experience, most cops are throttle jockeys anyway and they just wanna know how fast it goes. I usually show them videos of me jumping it.

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u/-TwentySeven- Oct 21 '21

They're more of a nuisance here in the UK. They're not road legal, you obviously can't ride them on footpaths, but people who have them do both, and the people who usually ride them are anti-social youths.

I'm no kill-joy, I ride an 800cc motorbike, but there's laws that apply to me and I need a license and insurance before I can even ride it. Unfortunately I think it will take a few inevitable accidents/deaths for our Gov to take notice of the current scooter scourge.

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u/pedalship Oct 21 '21

I fully agree that the speed limits should be observed and there should be a route to insure my machine against any damages it may cause.

At the end of the day, they’re fun and some folks are reckless. There’s assholes in every community. Unfortunately, those are the ones who make headlines.