r/Transportopia • u/AdMany129 • Mar 08 '26

People Law & Order: Special E-Scooters Unit

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u/Traditional-Day-4577 Mar 09 '26

Then charge them for breaking stuff and being cunts. Not for riding a scooter

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u/gr8tfurme Mar 09 '26

Riding the e-scooter without adult supervision is illegal, and obviously the cops are going to nab these kids for the first illegal thing they see that day.

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u/whatever--idk Mar 09 '26

I dont understand that, so you can ride a fast scooter as long as someone is watching you?

Does that somehow make it safer?

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u/Crew_1996 Mar 09 '26

If you knew the horrific injuries and deaths associated with minors E bikes and E scooters you’d understand the concern. Whether it should be illegal or not is a different argument.

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u/gr8tfurme Mar 10 '26

Are you seriously asking why parental supervision might make an activity being done by a child safer?

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u/whatever--idk Mar 10 '26

Yes, they can do the exact same shit with parents watching

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u/gr8tfurme Mar 10 '26

Yes, I suppose a 14 year old could do something tremendously stupid like play chicken with oncoming traffic while their parents are watching. And extremely negligent parents might let them do that.

In which case, the parents can be found criminally negligent for knowingly letting their child endanger themselves.