Idiots on scooters...scurge of metropolitan roads

**Dave-** · 5th February 2008, 15:23

had a dude with his girlfriend in my store the other day, denim short, shirt and a busted up helmet, his gf, dress and similarly stuffed helmet WITH NO NECK STRAP

I said to them "you guys must be riding a scooter"

**McDuck** · 5th February 2008, 15:29

Originally Posted by Dave-

had a dude with his girlfriend in my store the other day, denim short, shirt and a busted up helmet, his gf, dress and similarly stuffed helmet WITH NO NECK STRAP

I said to them "you guys must be riding a scooter"

In the same way i went intot he bank today and the teller asked me if i ride a sports bike by the way i babyed my helmet

**UberRhys** · 5th February 2008, 15:33

Originally Posted by South3rn Rid3r

I was going up Gayhurst Rd(CHCH) today in a cage taking my girls home.
Anyway right along the road from start to finish I was following 2 idiots on scooters. "What were they doing?" so you ask...well they were first of all putting their feet up above the handle bars, they were bouncing up and down on their bikes, they were weaving all over the road, they were standing up a lot (not a biggie), they were taking up the whole lane AND only doing 40, and worst of all I saw one of them putting BOTH feet down on the ground at 40KPM...Surely if these guys wanna do stupid things they can go and find a quiet carpark.My kids were even saying that they are idiots...

Am I just getting old and bitchy or are the young folk more stupid today????

Natural selection will take care of them. Always has, always will...

I was over at a matesgarage the other day and a lady raced past on her scooter with no helmet. 5 minutes later she wizzed past again with a kid on the back and another standing in the step-thru area - still no helmets on anyone. After yelling at her with regards to the obvious saftey issue, you guessed it, she came past again with the 2 kids still on the scoot with cycle helmets on but still no helmet for herself.

Another statistic ready to make my ACC levy shoot further through the roof!