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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by p0w3n3d on Friday August 22, 2025 @04:11AM (#44982052)
delivery people in my city have already beaten this record driving their e-bikes on the sidewalks
Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by dazzawazza on Friday August 22, 2025 @05:28AM (#44982508)
yep, in London it's pretty normal to be driving at 30 and be overtaken by a teenager on a scooter with no insurance, no protective equipment and not a care in the world. They can kill themselves for all I care but they can easily kill a pedestrian or cyclist which doesn't seem reasonable to me.
Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by p0w3n3d on Friday August 22, 2025 @05:44AM (#44982599)
killing themselves is not the worst thing than can happen to them, and not so likely. Other possibilities involve long years of suffering in bed and on a wheelchair.

But the e-bikes are more heavy and will also likely make other people suffer.