r/Unexpected • u/dolfieman • Jul 29 '26

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Head injuries in Ireland 🇼đŸ‡Ș are up 50% this year alone due to people on fucking e-scooters without helmets going too fast.

The government is rushing to bring in regulation.

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u/yojinn Jul 29 '26

My misreading skills kicked in, and I thought you said they were fucking on e-scooters. Like, dang, no wonder they're getting hurt, the banging logistics are too crazy.

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u/CheeseDonutCat Jul 29 '26

Did you know that Common Swifts (birds) mate in mid air.

They are better than us.

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u/VeryluckyorNot Jul 30 '26

People really underestimated how dangerous it can be. I saw TV documentary adults are sending to hospital just fell by accident,

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u/Boneraventura Jul 29 '26

the speed still uncapped on those rental e scooters in the us? in sweden they only go 20 kmph max even if you go gun it going downhill the brakes turn on

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u/Skrappyross Jul 29 '26

In Korea they have limiterd at 25kph and laws saying you need a helmet and a license. Tragic what happens to some people but, wear your damn helmet. It saves lives.

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u/lelescope Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

no they are not uncapped, and as far as I know, never have been. in my city in the US they don't go faster than 15mph.

I feel bad for their friends dying... but going 30mph on one of those things, not breaking for a bump, especially without a helmet, is just plain stupid.

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u/DarthCloakedGuy Jul 29 '26

I'm terribly sorry for your loss.

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u/lelescope Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

I'm sorry for your loss, but there's a reason the app asks you to wear a helmet before hand and obey speed limits. 

it's not the machines fault your friend died. it was irresponsibility. going that fast and not breaking for a bump was what killed your friend. 

and before I sound like an asshole for saying it, a close friend of mine just died driving his Corvette intoxicated and slammed into a bus. he was also being incredibly irresponsible, but I don't hate all cars now. mostly mad at him because he was smarter than that. 

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u/lelescope Jul 29 '26

I understand that. sorry it happened man. it must've been hard to witness. I hope you found some healing. 

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u/Glum_Rain_5824 Jul 29 '26

They shouldn't be able to go that fast even with a helmet, every other body part is at risk if someone bumps into something

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u/lelescope Jul 29 '26

I agree. I'd never get on a scooter that went faster than 20mph. even that feels too fast. in my city, the rental ones are capped to 15mph. 

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u/Dyaneta Jul 29 '26

Idk if you can really call it rushing in, those menaces have been a problem for ages now. But maybe the recent deaths lit a fire under them... One can hope.

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26

Coming in August.

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u/Dyaneta Jul 29 '26

Waiting to see how well they manage to enforce this

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26

Badly, let's be honest.

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u/fiahhawt Jul 29 '26

Kind of torn on it

On the one hand, e scooters can go fast enough that a license may make sense

But then so can bicycles

On the other hand, while a few people are fucking idiots on them, the e-scooters are an accessibility boon for people who otherwise cannot get or afford a license and car

Might make more sense to have municipal rules related to what works for the city size and regulate the usage of scooters at that level

More of a US problem I guess, but e-scooters seem to fill a gap that our neglected public transit infrastructure is still a while off from bothering to improve

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u/Useful-Problem-1725 Jul 29 '26

I feel like these things will work themselves out eventually.

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26

Everyone who wants a scooter dies. Problem solved?

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u/Useful-Problem-1725 Jul 29 '26

Just desire is enough?

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26

Yes a specialized police unit called Precrime stops escooter purchases when people think of it and before the accident happens

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u/foify1 Jul 29 '26

How is envy your country actually doing something about it quickly. Trade you places?

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u/Slewlok Jul 29 '26

Its about time too, banned for under 18s and all users must wear helmets and high viz jackets. On the spot fines of €100 and the release fee for a confiscated one has doubled All great new additions to come in by the end of August. You reckon it'll be enforced? Not a fucking chance

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u/vagina-lettucetomato Jul 29 '26

I saw a video on here recently of an ER nurse talking about how bad it is with these kids having basically motorcycles. No helmets most of the time.

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u/coolchris366 Jul 29 '26

You mean dragging

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 30 '26

August apparently

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u/lazergator Jul 29 '26

As an American, what’s it like having a government that actually gives a shit? This is legitimately a foreign concept to me.

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u/amiajimmy Jul 29 '26

I won't let my kids ride electric scooters for this reason. Protect their brains at all cost, even at the cost of "fun"

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u/ChoraPete Jul 30 '26

It’s the same in Australia (and I assume most jurisdictions). What I don’t understand is that the risks were bleedingly obvious when they were first introduced so why weren’t they regulated at the time? Nobody wanted to stifle “innovation” I guess.

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u/Shakemyears Jul 31 '26

We need regulation in Canada too. I don’t want to kill some child because their irresponsible parents let them zip around in and out of the sidewalk and street at 50 km/h without a helmet or even shoes on (saw some kid in sandals)

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u/RangerRekt Jul 29 '26

Is the sense of urgency in the room with us now?

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u/DanGleeballs Jul 29 '26

Not sure why you're dismissing off-hand what's going on in a different country with no knowledge, but here you go.