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Brickleberried t1_iu0d8ob wrote

Reminder to wear your helmet on scooters. Almost everybody wears helmets on bikes, but I rarely ever see scooter riders with helmets.

I think riding a scooter around would be so fun, but the helmet thing is what holds me back. I don't own one (and wouldn't carry one around if I did), so I don't want to ride scooters, especially on streets.

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LadyHalfNHalf t1_iu16faw wrote

I’m always so worried for people on scooters with no helmet. I understand not wanting to carry a helmet around with you, but one small bump on the head is all it takes to really screw up the rest of your life.

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MintyLacroix t1_iu2ybof wrote

There are people who bomb down streets on longboards with no protective gear. I seriously feel sorry for their family members.

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oxtailplanning t1_iu225zg wrote

Remember that cars suck and make our cities worse in nearly every way.

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cptjeff t1_iu2kshi wrote

Because most people grab scooters when they're away from home and literally no one brings a helmet everywhere they go. Helmets are quite simply not a realistic option for 95% of scooter trips.

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MintyLacroix t1_iu2yhax wrote

Well then they should not be a thing. Plus the fact that these scooters are an eyesore and are randomly abandoned in the middle of sidewalks and streets. I've hated them ever since they very first appeared years ago.

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Ainwein t1_iu4md3y wrote

You're not wrong.

I have 2 personal scooters and lug around my helmet but they also go 35mph.

I don't wear a helmet on the public scooters but they feel so slow it doesn't bother me that much. Go figure the only real accident I've had which included a broken finger is from one of the Birds.

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Brickleberried t1_iu35y3i wrote

That's the main problem. Maybe they need to have attached helmets.

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Quelcris_Falconer13 t1_iu46w5z wrote

That’s ridiculous.

If you at all plan on using a scooter than being a helmet. Who cares if it ruffles your hair or is a bit difficult; you know what else is difficult? Breathing and eating through a straw and pissing in a bag for the rest of your life because you got brain damage

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bruno92 t1_iu4ifna wrote

A helmet helps, but not by much, sadly. I wear a helmet but am still really scared of getting hit.

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