I just don’t think children should be using them and I think anyone whose uses them should be wearing a helmet. I think law enforcement should ask people to dismount their escooter or ebike if they’re not wearing a helmet and issue warnings or citations. I’m not usually in favor of making rules and stuff but it’s just like, we got one thing to protect our skulls if we’re on things that can go 28mph which is fucking fast and requires time to slow down then, maybe making the helmet mandatory isn’t bad.
I meant the ebikes or ecycles but I guess times have changed. Back when I was a kid we didn’t have ebikes only the pedal bikes. Those aren’t any safer, I guess I’m just not with the times.
Are you talking about ebikes specifically or any kind of bikes?
There is more danger with ebikes. They’re heavier and they accelerate faster than conventional bikes. I’d be ok with restricting their availability for kids.
Helmets I’m more ambiguous on. They’re usually a good idea, but you could say the same for people walking or driving.
Always wear a helmet. Always. I’ve had more people die in my life because of no helmet or non safety approved helmet then any drugs or alcohol issues. Same with my high school class. At our 20 year anniversary most people died from accidents and some related to helmets
Helmets I’m more ambiguous on. They’re usually a good idea, but you could say the same for people walking or driving.
Yeah true but you’re not exposed to the environment going over 20mph in a car vs on a moped or motorcycle. Like if you’re riding a moped or a motorcycle, you should be wearing a helmet. You may not come out looking the same if you fall on your face but your odds of surviving without a brain injury are higher, than if you didn’t wear a helmet.
Then again, the only place on Earth where having a vending machine that’s hooked up to city water and a tank in a locked box that has a sterilizing agent and sprays helmets in a vending machine for blue bike users, would be Japan. - Someone take this idea.
Lastly: for anyone thinking what can happen if I hit my head off the pavement either from the back or front of the skull without a helmet (with MIPS are supposedly the safest),
That’s an example of what could happen. Lessening the impact to have it so that your skull isn’t bouncing off the ground, can reduce the possibilities of this happening.
I just don’t think children should be using them and I think anyone whose uses them should be wearing a helmet. I think law enforcement should ask people to dismount their escooter or ebike if they’re not wearing a helmet and issue warnings or citations. I’m not usually in favor of making rules and stuff but it’s just like, we got one thing to protect our skulls if we’re on things that can go 28mph which is fucking fast and requires time to slow down then, maybe making the helmet mandatory isn’t bad.
Lol what? Loads of kids cycle to school here and have done for longer than most people have had cars.
I meant the ebikes or ecycles but I guess times have changed. Back when I was a kid we didn’t have ebikes only the pedal bikes. Those aren’t any safer, I guess I’m just not with the times.
Yeah no one had an ebike when I went to school either. We all used pedal bikes.
E-bikes can go much faster, though. Kids on pedal bikes are inherently speed limited.
Are you talking about ebikes specifically or any kind of bikes?
There is more danger with ebikes. They’re heavier and they accelerate faster than conventional bikes. I’d be ok with restricting their availability for kids.
Helmets I’m more ambiguous on. They’re usually a good idea, but you could say the same for people walking or driving.
Always wear a helmet. Always. I’ve had more people die in my life because of no helmet or non safety approved helmet then any drugs or alcohol issues. Same with my high school class. At our 20 year anniversary most people died from accidents and some related to helmets
Yeah true but you’re not exposed to the environment going over 20mph in a car vs on a moped or motorcycle. Like if you’re riding a moped or a motorcycle, you should be wearing a helmet. You may not come out looking the same if you fall on your face but your odds of surviving without a brain injury are higher, than if you didn’t wear a helmet.
Then again, the only place on Earth where having a vending machine that’s hooked up to city water and a tank in a locked box that has a sterilizing agent and sprays helmets in a vending machine for blue bike users, would be Japan. - Someone take this idea.
Lastly: for anyone thinking what can happen if I hit my head off the pavement either from the back or front of the skull without a helmet (with MIPS are supposedly the safest),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_and_contrecoup_injury
That’s an example of what could happen. Lessening the impact to have it so that your skull isn’t bouncing off the ground, can reduce the possibilities of this happening.
Yes, I meant ebikes.