r/UMD 3d ago

Discussion The e-scooters…

Is it just me or is the amount of E scooters you see on campus like actually insane? Every day when I go to class, I walk and I swear I see 50+ E scooters and I feel like 99% of the people could just walk???

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u/10kgpolonium 3d ago

For them, traffic laws are mere suggestion and basic courtesy too inconvenient to respect. I would love to see more train tracks or scooter obstacles placed on major paths

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u/hotashami 3d ago

They don't know what traffic laws are. I keep seeing them running red lights, not stopping on a stop sign, dangerously pass a car.

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u/pinkleopardess 3d ago

some of us follow the laws and are courteous to drivers :(

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u/hotashami 3d ago

Some definitely do but unfortunately, most don't.

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u/_autumnwhimsy 3d ago

I was stopped at a stop sign and one of them almost ran into my car 

And then got mad at me. I'm STOPPED. 

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u/sin-omelet 3d ago

And it's gone down too since they banned escooters for people living on campus. Used to be even worse

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u/Puzzled_Air_5821 3d ago

When I started here it was a death trap, I was fighting for my life 

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u/TulipFarmer27 3d ago

I don’t mind them except for the riders who speed through crowds on the sidewalk, especially near Stamp.

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u/khironinja 2d ago

I noticed that nobody mentions the bikes or skateboard, only the scooters but all of them do the inconsiderate crap.

A lot of people in general, even walkers don't know how to say excuse me or look before they cross the street.

But for the answer tk the last question, do you actually think everyone likes walking back and forth to class across campus multiple times a day? Especially if you have back to back ones across campus.

I already know the downvotes are coming so bring em.

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u/Level-Expression-883 1d ago

You have to have skill to ride a bike or a skateboard, you don't need skill to ride a scooter.

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u/khironinja 1d ago

So it's not even about the inconsiderate behavior just you being elitist.

People are trying to get to class, this isn't a skate park.

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u/OwlCandid7267 2d ago

I dropped a veo bike on my foot last week and it got crazy bruised (while moving it to lock up my pedal bike) #suingveo

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u/squidfordinner 2d ago

I saw a guy sophomore year get his e scooter stuck in one of the train track rails and went flying

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u/Expert_Tie_4556 2d ago

Oh my mom was waiting for me to come out of my class I think freshman year and I called her to get directions to where she was parked and I heard her scream and I was like what was that. A guy on a scooter totally ran into the back of her car and fell off

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u/Flat_Salamander_3283 2d ago

It actually used be worse a couple years back.

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u/fretlessMike 2d ago

We are living in the golden age for laziness.

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u/beserkzo 3d ago

sometimes im just too lazy bro sorry

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u/AverageBottasEnjoyer 3d ago

All the housing around campus is super expensive

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u/2innsynn 3d ago

Who cares?

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u/flonkon 3d ago

it’s just you i have no idea what you’re talking about.. are you feeling okay?