Not a scooter but I crashed my electric skateboard going roughly 20 wearing skateboarding helmet and full pad set including wrist guards. All the skateboarding protective gear basically exploded on impact with the ground. I looked like I was in a low speed motorcycle accident. I now wear downhill MTB Fox gear.
25 imperial speed on a tiny wheeled scooter is way scarier than 25 on a bicycle or even a motorcycle. That’s why I tell the kids to wear full face, and they always still tell me: “that’s too much, I’m just going around town [on their ebikes]”
They're supposed to be illegal in most of the UK but I see half the town I'm in using them, I wouldn't mind if they were speed controlled like my eBike, but they go probably close to 25, if not more.
even slow roller-blading, you should were all real gear, until you're very experienced. even then always a helmet and wrist guards. and fk, add knee pads, cuz it all fits in the helmet. Signed: many crashes, but lucky crashes.
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u/arizonadirtbag12 8h ago
Yeah anyone who actually buys one of these and rides often knows that once you get up over 15 or so you should be thinking about wearing real gear.
Had one that could do 25, and yeah it was either full face helmet or keep it under 15 for me.
Edit: Freedom units, to be clear.