OT: Sens Lounge - Golf season edition
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Stylizer1
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Yeah, I thought Lutke would be an ideal buyer for the Sens, even though he always denied any interest.
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For the record: I've never been or seen myself as a 'safety advocate' - go with the flow, your choice your consequence IMO.
But wtf is up with these E-Scooters? I was doing 60 (speed limit) on a major road and this guy in nothing but khakis, a polo shirt and Birkenstocks was keeping pace behind me. How has this not been addressed by the city? Hit the wrong bump or hole in the road and life-long skin grafts is the best outcome you can hope for. Jesus Christ.
"Eco-friendly" tho I guess.
But wtf is up with these E-Scooters? I was doing 60 (speed limit) on a major road and this guy in nothing but khakis, a polo shirt and Birkenstocks was keeping pace behind me. How has this not been addressed by the city? Hit the wrong bump or hole in the road and life-long skin grafts is the best outcome you can hope for. Jesus Christ.
"Eco-friendly" tho I guess.
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Micklebot
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I believe in Ontario to be classed as an e-scouter, you can only have a max of 24km per hour, once you exceed that I think it's treated as a motorcycle and you can be subject to some pretty hefty fines.
You can be pretty sure if the police saw that guy he'd get pulled over pretty quick.
AchtzehnBaby
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Not enough police enforcement on them. It is definitely out of control.
Micklebot
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Toronto is a bit of a different animal imo,
Anyways, the legislation is there, not that more can't be done, someone going 60km/hr is treated like a motorcyclist in Ottawa, and would require the appropriate licensing and safety equipment.
The popularity seems to be outpacing public education, sounds like the idiot who hit that lady in the story was on the sidewalk which wouldn't even be ok on a bicycle unless they're under 14.
AchtzehnBaby
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I have many issues with the scooter rental business but the people riding them hasn't been one I've personally had to deal with yet. The "eco-friendly" claim though is one. The modes of transport they are competing with are walking, biking or public transit, all of which are much more ecological, plus these companies actually drive around a lot to pick up and charge and redistribute the scooters.
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NyQuil
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I rode scooters in San Diego on a boardwalk pathway at 3 am and the top speed was 26 mph which is 43 km/h.
I think there’s some exaggeration going on.
I think there’s some exaggeration going on.
StoicSensFan
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Theres one dude in downtown Ottawa that drives one of those fast escooters like an absolute maniac. I drive my wife to work sometimes and I've already seen him almost get into an accident 3 times. If they're not regulated effectively there are definitely going to be major injuries or deaths as a result.
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By definition, an e-scooter has a max speed of 24 km/h in Ontario. I'm not sure what y'all are mad about, but this isn't an e-scooter regulation thing.
Stylizer1
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These go a lot faster than 24kmh
These are also scooters.
I've seen a a lot of people whipping around in traffic without helmets or licenses.
AchtzehnBaby
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Saw some dude today on a gas powered bicycle… he was lane splitting cars down Dundas. Insane. T-shirt and no helmet
Sensmileletsgo
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I’ve seen a lot of that behavior in Calgary the last little while. Never really seen it before.
Micklebot
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If it goes faster than 24km/hr in Ontario, it's regulated as a motorcycle, so those people (for whom you somehow know their licence status) are risking being fined.
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It's more of an enforcement issue, hard for police to identify which e-scouter can exceed 24km and which can't, so unless they see the guy going over 24 can't really do anything.
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