Same here. And in recent years the amount of drivers are pushing their luck more. Like driving clearly illegal bikes, driving on grass parks and footpaths and even through underpasses. I saw three teenagers break into a bike shed to stash their stolen scooter in. The Police didn’t seem to care much even though I called with a crime in progress. Nothing like this happened where I live a few years prior.
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alchemy88@lemmy.team 10 months ago
Its motorbikes round my way that are stupidly loud. Not even kidding you can hear some of them a mile away. I know this because I can see the road about a mile away and still hear them!
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 10 months ago
alchemy88@lemmy.team 10 months ago
Well theres no deterrent these days.
Another one is those electric scooters, they’re a real menace!
Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Yeah for sure. I honestly think electric scooters and electric bikes are the way forward (not wasting energy on 1-2 tonnes of metal while going round town). But until they are better regulated and enforced it’s just mayhem.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I saw a couple of cops stop a guy on a moped who was running a red light yesterday and I wanted to applaud. Mopeds and electric bikes (especially if they’re driven by food delivery people) run lights, go the wrong way on one-way streets, go on the sidewalk… And they’re not just doing this on empty streets. They usually stay out of the way of cars (being hit by a car hurts, I suppose) but they’re happy to cut off pedestrians. I think I haven’t seen them driving indoors yet but it’s only a matter of time since they’re almost never stopped.
alchemy88@lemmy.team 10 months ago
I’ve had a fair few near misses with electric scooters both walking and driving. The main problem is kids who sadly have no road sense and don’t appreciate the dangers.
Treczoks@kbin.social 10 months ago
With motorbikes there is the additional problem that most of their owners actually rework them to be louder. I can regularly hear the motorbikes on the bypass, which is about the same distance, with a hill in between. You don't hear the busy car traffic, but you hear the motorbikes.
lootgoblin42@kbin.social 10 months ago
South Park made a whole episode about these people.