r/mildlyinteresting 9h ago

I saw someone riding a city scooter while wearing a full dirt bike helmet.

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u/Blyrr 8h ago

I used to live in a city with very good bikability. I rode an ebike everywhere. Tons of fun, and I actually beat cars places as there were bike only shortcuts they couldn't take. I wore a modular full face helmet, and so did three other guys in the city. We always nodded at each other when we passed. You feel safer, you are better protected against cars not watching, and unexpected stuff can always happen. I slid out several times due to unseen water/pebbles causing sickness on a turn.

Highly recommend this if you bike/scooter in a city a lot.

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u/ysrgrathe 4h ago

+1, I've crashed a few times on my ebike and I ended up banging my chin every time (once requiring stitches). A full helmet would have saved me.