24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record at Bonneville

Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by themafia on Friday August 22, 2025 @06:23AM (#44982796)

They don't have baskets at this store. You have to use a push cart. This probably has something to do with the amount of theft that occurs in this area. I'm also probably not equally abled to you so a _bicycle_ is more useful to me and pushing that around a store with a cart getting groceries would be a ridiculous chore.

The world would probably be better if you didn't assume that everyone's experiences are identical to yours. Otherwise I can just keep using my gas powered truck to get groceries. I can easily afford that and it's "not a problem" for me.

An EV bicycle just seemed more considerate in several ways, and unless it has the features that speak to my needs, I don't see myself using one.

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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by rimunroe on Friday August 22, 2025 @10:20AM (#44985029)

I don't know of a solution for the types of half-size carts common in small grocery stores, but I've seen people stash their scooters in the space below the main basket of full size carts

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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by themafia on Friday August 22, 2025 @02:56PM (#44988396)

Okay.

Could you also just put some anti-theft features on the device itself?

Is there some reason NOT to do this?

What an absurd conversation this has been.

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Re:24,000-Watt Scooter Is Going for a 100 MPH Speed Record a... by rimunroe on Friday August 22, 2025 @03:31PM (#44988842)

It seems like that would be difficult given its size. It's hard to secure something you can just pick up and walk away with if you can't just bolt it down

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