Man on scooter hits pedestrian, then gets hit by car himself

[Deleted member 4210]

When he tries to flee police, officials say...

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loc...-is-later-struck-by-car-police-513184811.html

These scooters keep making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Sad.

 

[Ken M]

I've seen cars over-react to police lights being turned on so this could have been unrelated to the scooter rider being reckless or the previous impact with the pedestrian. If these scooters are pushed off the sidewalks and into traffic we'll probably be reading about many more impacts with cars.

I still think these small wheeled scooters are a horrible idea overall. They look much safer than a bike but the small wheels much more easily get caught in cracks and surface irregularities sending people flying to the ground with many of them not wearing helmets because the scooter looked so safe.

In the long run they'll just help drive more ebike sales because the world does need viable and effective human-scale transportation.

 

[AguassissiM]

Maybe it was the same guy from this tread after he got off the highway....

 

[Over50]

...These scooters keep making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Sad.

Yup. Tossing the scooters into the Detroit River and assaulting riders:

Detroit police: Scooter vandals could face more than assault charges

Scooters are a convenient and easy way for Detroiters to get around Downtown, but lately people have been attacking those who ride them.

www.clickondetroit.com

 

[Pragmatic]

I've seen cars over-react to police lights being turned on so this could have been unrelated to the scooter rider being reckless or the previous impact with the pedestrian. If these scooters are pushed off the sidewalks and into traffic we'll probably be reading about many more impacts with cars.

I still think these small wheeled scooters are a horrible idea overall. They look much safer than a bike but the small wheels much more easily get caught in cracks and surface irregularities sending people flying to the ground with many of them not wearing helmets because the scooter looked so safe.

In the long run they'll just help drive more ebike sales because the world does need viable and effective human-scale transportation.

@Ken M - Agree... e-Bikes as a larger, more stable, more visible platforms, just seem to make a lot more sense than scooters or hoverboards... as "viable and effective human-scale transportation."