A Boring Dystopia

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Scooters are absurdly easy to crash as is.

Agreed with all of your comment but wanted to discuss this. A vehicle you are unfamiliar with is easy to crash and a rented scooter can have weird weight distribution. Still, like with a rented car it comes down to how reckless you are being as a driver. We (and I include myself in this group) tend to generally be a lot more comfortable being reckless on bikes and scooters than in cars in part because the potential damage from a bike crash is trivial compared to the potential damage from a car crash. So like, it's likely not a simple, black and white single variable issue like "how bad a driver are they" in their database

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I left a portion of my face on the sidewalk in Austin TX from one of these scooters. My drunk ass sure didn’t respect the danger these pose.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

Oof. I hope your face grew back, I like your face.

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Thanks, my face appreciates you. It grew back, with some scars that are hard to notice unless you’re looking for them. First and only time I got to ride in an ambulance (so far).

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[–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago

My erstwhile manager told me that he once fell off a scooter and broke his leg very badly. According to him, the ER doctor said the only other time he'd seen that type and severity of breakage was when someone was parachuting, messed it up, and hit a tree.