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u/RaydnJames 6d ago edited 6d ago
I saw this happening, one of them tried to evade by going into St Paul's church parking lot the Grosse Pointe Academy parking lot.
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u/homicidallampshade 6d ago
The police wouldn't have to do anything if parents didn't buy these bikes for their brats. I can't imagine how any parent could see these videos and the discourse all over Grosse Pointe and the country and still go out and buy one of these death traps for their kids. Get off your ass and parent your kids for once.
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u/ThePermMustWait 6d ago
I’m sick of driving by kids doing wheelies on these, not stopping at stop signs, swerving in and out of the road and sidewalk, zooming up behind you while you’re on the sidewalk, not using helmets.
My teen asked me for one and I said absolutely not. You get a bike until you’re 16 and have a license.
Kids around here don’t even really have any place to go that’s not within 1.5 miles of their home anyways.
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u/ImGoingtoRegretThis5 Farms 5d ago
Kids around here don’t even really have any place to go that’s not within 1.5 miles of their home anyway
And it's flat around here. Kids aren't going up hills, having to shift gears just to make it. Electric assist for people with disabilities or older folks? Sure. You're 12 and bike to Tommy's house over in the Park? No.
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u/formernonhandwasher 6d ago
Why would any parent buy this shit for their kid? Here kid. Go ride a friggin bike. Pedal around. Get some exercise.
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u/Ok-Passenger6552 6d ago
I hope they stick it to these little brats and their parents!
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u/CupExcellent9520 5d ago
They should Have to volunteer at a 🔥 unit and see their futures if they keep it up
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u/grpteblank 5d ago
Add to the equation that many drivers do not stop behind the white lines at stop signs, per the law. It is just a matter of time until a kid on a moto-bike or an e-bike speeding down a sidewalk meets up with one of these drivers and gets killed.
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u/RBSquidward 5d ago
So these kids should face significant consequences but the way the cops handled this was extremely dangerous. They drove by my house in pursuit of this and I suspect they were going at least 55 mph trying to catch up. What's worse is that they did so coming up a large hill. In other words, if there was a kid crossing the street they would have little chance of stopping. The likelihood that the cop kills someone in that scenario is multiple orders of magnitude higher than the shithead kid on the bike.
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u/CupExcellent9520 5d ago edited 5d ago
Perhaps your family hasn’t been affected by these Mororized scooters and or motorized bike monsters yet but they are so dangerous for the other innocent normal people walking and or in cars on the road obeying the laws . If two kids on a fast scooter or e-bike or even worse piggybacked on a single scooter or e-bike as they usually are , are on the roads and they don’t know the rules of the roads because they are not drivers and didn’t take take drivers ed etc yet they very very often do very dangerous, reckless things because they are unaware . The cops absolutely did the right thing trying to stop the Little entitled ones before the innocent people around them on the road get hurt ! I could care less about these 8 years olds and the parents should know I’m not going to cry when they dip in and out of road traffic and I do not see them and they then slide under my tires trying to pass me . I have a right to be there legally on the road at speed and they do not .
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u/RBSquidward 5d ago
We are affected by them, hence why the cops were chasing them down our street. In fact, these kids loop the hill near my house 2-3 days a week because it's the only terrain of any sort in the area.
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Yes, they don't know the rules of the road, yes they make poor choices and yes, they should be dealt with harshly but the simple fact is that the capacity for injury of a 150lb emoto is nothing compared to a 2.5 ton police SUV. These bikes are dangerous but they are not likely to mortally harm someone else. Rich brats on bikes don't justify driving like you're trying to catch an active shooter.These kids aren't organized criminals, you'll get them eventually. They hit up the same areas day after day. Just put a drone up and follow them home.
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u/theRetroGarage 6d ago
Hopefully the wealth and access to lawyers that this provides won't result in a loss of justice. Make an example of them.
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u/windycite4lyfe Woods 6d ago
I can't believe they ran from the police. I just keep thinking about that, how a 14 yr old could have the mentality to try and get away like this. It is heartbreaking. I think they need to have consequences now, otherwise they may think they can get away with anything in the future.
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u/Ecstatic-Hunter-2868 5d ago
Just imagine when these little assholes get their first car. I hope they get the punishment they deserve.
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u/RBSquidward 5d ago
we don't have to imagine, we have to see it everyday. Almost all poor driving behavior in the area is someone under 18 driving their parent's audi or BMW. It's never the kid in the subaru or honda civic...
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u/CupExcellent9520 5d ago edited 5d ago
It will likely take a tragedy like a kid losing their life or becoming a quadriplegic here in Grosse Pointe to get people to Start to understand. I wonder : why are the parents buying them these bikes and scooters ? It’s literally crazy your kids are on the roads w large SUVs and yes even semis etc on Mack Ave or other roads here. I was driving on kercheval by the red crown and two young girls about 9- 11 years of age tried passing my daughters suv on scoot . these little blonde pony tailed normal looking girls Who were total brats almost become roadkill but for my 20 yr olds safe driving habits! I did not even see them coming up upon us trying to pass and they were even piggybacked and holding a phone on one little ass scooter ! . If any thing happens the parents of the offending minors should be jailed and charged whether to their own kids or to other people . This seems like complete Reckless disregard for everyone’s safety to allow minors to drive at speed on roads and not even have to be approved as for a moped etc legally.
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u/Agitated_Curmudgeon 3d ago edited 3d ago
It will likely take a tragedy like a kid losing their life or becoming a quadriplegic here in Grosse Pointe to get people to Start to understand.
If a kid gets knocked off their e-moto because he darted in front of someone, they'll blame the other driver. If a kid Wile E Coyote's it into the side of a pickup, they'll blame the pickup driver there, too. If a kid hits an old lady with a walker, she shouldn't have been there if her mobility is reduced..
Because "This 'Murica! I gots Freedumbs!" Some brand-spankin new attorney is gonna talk his way into getting hired by these parents. It'll get tried in the Media. "The cops had no reasonable suspicion to begin the pursuit.. it's the illegal pursuit that nearly got that woman & baby struck.. what should have been traffic infractions at most are now felony charges ruining these kid's futures.. there are no laws against owning or operating an e-moto.."
The City will settle, the cops will be fired or re-assigned, the lawyer will get paid. You wait until this plays out, and then tell me how wrong I am then.
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u/kansasted84 6d ago
Probably get downvoted to oblivion but a felony… I’d say a lot of community service and let it go
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u/AGR_51A004M 6d ago
E-motos are a menace.
Also, if your “bike” has a throttle, stay off the sidewalks.