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Re:Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing by r00fus on Saturday March 10, 2018 @12:27AM (#16557248)
Peds don't share roads like bikes. When I'm cruising on my road bike I'm literally feet away from cars while traveling at a decent clip like 15mph.

Pedestrians are on a sidewalk often with parked cars between them and the threat of tons of steel at velocity.

Scooters or anything going 15mph should not be on a sidewalk.

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Re:Bird has raised $100M for electric scooter sharing by stefan_ on Saturday March 10, 2018 @12:13PM (#16559260)
That's novel of you to try to solve this problem by "thinking", the true sign of a great programmer. Yet here we are and the statistics show plenty of head injuries for pedestrians, and the folly of your thought naturally.

Is there a word for this? Theorizesplaining?

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