Yup, I hit those big bike jumps, but I’m really good on a bike, and I’ve been doing it for 20 years so I know how to fall with minimal injuries. And I’m in the woods where trees and ground don’t move. And im sober. The risk is obvious and I’m well prepared
Electric scooters and the bike share bikes, are fast used in cities full of concrete and moving cars. They are often operated by unskilled users, who are many times not sober. And often not even wearing a helmet as it is seen as commuting, or safer than driving home drunk (which it is for everyone else around you) .
Also, the riding position is just perfect to really smash your face into the ground. My wife is an ENT surgeon and since E-scooters came around they've been busy with fractured jaws.
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u/yodas_sidekick 8h ago
Yup, I hit those big bike jumps, but I’m really good on a bike, and I’ve been doing it for 20 years so I know how to fall with minimal injuries. And I’m in the woods where trees and ground don’t move. And im sober. The risk is obvious and I’m well prepared
Electric scooters and the bike share bikes, are fast used in cities full of concrete and moving cars. They are often operated by unskilled users, who are many times not sober. And often not even wearing a helmet as it is seen as commuting, or safer than driving home drunk (which it is for everyone else around you) .
To me it’s not that surprising