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shatterling@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
Trauma specialist Doctors hate e-scooters
I have an acquaintance who is learning how to walk and talk again because he hit a pothole on an e-scooter. Wear your helmets, kids!
And bicycle helmets are not rated for the speed e scooters can go. You want a full face motorcycle helmet and motorcycle gloves.
I see so many teenagers screaming down the road at 40mph with no helmet and I clench up. It’s stressful.
People keep saying they’re dangerous but I ride one all the time. I really wish they were as well studied as bikes, where I know the helmet doesn’t help that much when you’re hit in a collision.
A scooter’s wheels have a much smaller diameter, so they’re much more susceptible to rocks and bumps than a bike.
They are also unstable without steering input, unlike bicycles, which makes them way more dangerous. I’d like to see the research.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I have an acquaintance who is learning how to walk and talk again because he hit a pothole on an e-scooter. Wear your helmets, kids!
nothingcorporate@lemmy.world 3 months ago
And bicycle helmets are not rated for the speed e scooters can go. You want a full face motorcycle helmet and motorcycle gloves.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I see so many teenagers screaming down the road at 40mph with no helmet and I clench up. It’s stressful.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
People keep saying they’re dangerous but I ride one all the time. I really wish they were as well studied as bikes, where I know the helmet doesn’t help that much when you’re hit in a collision.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
A scooter’s wheels have a much smaller diameter, so they’re much more susceptible to rocks and bumps than a bike.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
They are also unstable without steering input, unlike bicycles, which makes them way more dangerous. I’d like to see the research.