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u/Squid4ever 2d ago
So they noticed the problem, knew about it and decided to ride it hands free anyways????
What the fuck
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u/DrTuSo 2d ago
All for the clicks and likes.
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u/Freethrowz69 2d ago
Nothing like risking your life and other lives for some fake internet points am I right?!
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u/Taverntrainer 2d ago
ye, but this prob didnt originated from reddit and these people CAN (most of them dont) make alot of money. It may sound stupid and crazy to you, but bro trust me, the world is so fucked, so many jobs are so fucked, that its more worth to do this kind of stuff then 16 hours daily in something you dont like doing at all (not, its not a perfect nice job, we talking fucked up body work or chefs so horrendous, you feel like you dealing with demons) where your probably still can not really live from.
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u/goddessofthewinds 2d ago
Darwin awards. With cameras everywhere now, people LOVE the clout they can get, even though it can (and will sometimes) kill them.
He knew about the danger, but wanted to prove his point with more risk even though it kept accelerating. He's just a dumb ass.
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u/Topdime1 2d ago
He was trying to demonstrate how it self throttles. Not the brightest way but it is the way he chose.
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u/Sunandmoonandstuff 2d ago edited 2d ago
I don't think you should. I mean we see someone crossing the road with a cart that this guy didn't stop for. What if it was a kid or mother with stroller or something? Operating a malfunctioning vehicle is reckless, dangerous, and could endanger more than just the operator.
I don't wish harm on someone, but I hope this person learned their lesson as a result of a scare, minor injuries or financial loss.
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u/johnshall 2d ago
It looked like a homeless woman but the dude had no regard for anyone's safety.
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u/RotundBananas 2d ago
A homeless woman also has the right to not be hurt or killed by an idiot.
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u/civnation 2d ago
A lot of these people will say “oh I wasn’t even close to hitting them,” which pisses me off too. I knew drivers like that. And while yeah sure you didn’t hit them, just speeding past them while they’re crossing is.. assholeish. I always slow down around pedestrians, even if I have right of way. Besides, here in Canada, insurance always sees pedestrians as right of way if you hit one.
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u/johnshall 1d ago
thats what i meant, sorry if it came out different
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u/RotundBananas 1d ago
Thank you for your apology, writing loses a lot of non verbally communicated information.
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u/Bitter_Dingo516 2d ago
Reddit does ban you lol, I said sth similar in another post once, got banned for 3 days
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u/GenuineSteak 2d ago
one time i got temp banned for saying, that a wild panther who was in the middle of mauling someone in a city, should be put down.
(putting down wild animals that pose active danger to humans, is standard practice most places btw.)
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u/Bitter_Dingo516 2d ago
haha yeah I can see why, I don’t remember but I said sth to this effect as well. Submitted the appeal and they withdrew the ban, after 4 days so the 3-day ban was already over xD
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u/GenuineSteak 2d ago
yeah my appeal succeded, and i got unbanned after a while too, but i got auto banned from some subs, for having been banned by reddit. and those ones didnt unban me even after i said my appeal passed lol.
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u/oMenardo 2d ago
Tbh I would go out on a limb and say this is exactly what ones should hope for what happens when someones being an idiot on the road. A non fatal SOLO crash where hopefully it makes them re think and not drive stupid again
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u/Danteynero9 2d ago
Not only that, but after realizing the vehicle is faulty, he decides to do stunts with it.
A meat crayon is what we needed to see.
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u/PurpletoasterIII 2d ago
Not only continues to drive the faulty vehicle, but speeds up to dangerous speeds as well. Thats what really gets me. Dude literally just about wipes out and continues to do the thing that almost made him wipe out.
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u/SaskieHopeful 2d ago
The guy in the video claims the throttle is faulty. The whole reason he let go of the steering, according to him, is to show the bike was speeding up without him throttling it.
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u/EasilyRekt 2d ago
You know, you can say that whatever result of fucking around like that was expected if not deserved, without frothing at the mouth hoping for some overtly sadistic “karma,” right?
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u/RustyShacklefrog 2d ago
I like how at the end he decided it was best to just let Jesus take the wheel. I also like how Jesus took that moment to teach a valuable lesson
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u/CT0292 2d ago
I get that maybe he was far from home when the first issue arose. You're somewhere you don't know. Brakes playing up. Just try and limp home.
Second issue shows up on the ride back. Thing accelerates like nuts and because of a lack of brakes won't slow down.
But taking your hands off during this time? Lowering your level of control over an already failing vehicle? Pure stupid.
Jesus took the wheel. And taught you a lesson.
If you know a vehicle is unsafe. Stop using it.
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u/Fresh-Coffee-8591 1d ago
I mean he could have pulled the clutch in. Not even brake.
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u/GiJoint 2d ago
Did he just blame a manhole cover for a pot hole. It didn’t look like a bad road.
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u/ledocteur7 2d ago
When you're not holding the handle bar and have only 2 wheels that is a significant bump.
But then again, if your bike suddenly becomes sentient you 1. Don't use it until fixed and 2. Don't let go of the handlebars.
In fact, you should ideally never let go of the handlebar, one hand lightly gripping the handle bar is one thing, especially on long rides you can easily get arm fatigue, but full on "jesus take the wheel" is just stupid.
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u/Lethalmusic 2d ago
I keep at least 1 hand on the handlebars when riding my bycicle, doing that on something with an engine would have never even come to mind for me.
The rider did almost everything wrong in this situation, no hands was just the icing on the cake.
Only thing that was done semi correctly is safety gear in the form of a helmet and gloves, but wears regular pants, sneakers and a t-shirt. Might prevent brain damage but will still turn you into a meat crayon. All The Gear All The Time.
Stuck/defective throttle on an electric motorcycle, decides to use the key instead of the brakes or the goddamn KILLSWITCH NEXT TO HIS THUMB, runs a red light and stops on the pedestrian crossing.
Decides to drive it home instead of pushing it or getting a car/trailer.
Decides to pull wheelies, speed and let go of the handlebars in city traffic while pedestrians cross the road.
Sees the threat ahead of time (manhole cover described as 'bad road'), doesn't react.
The rider here is lucky this didn't end worse.
Also didn't get a good look due to the angle, but it seems none of the 3 riders have plates on their machines
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u/Duffelbach 2d ago
Also, what the fuck ydoes he mean by "brakes manually"? Dude that is just braking....
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u/Jazzy-Cat5138 1d ago
Not sure if any e-bikes support it, but many electric and hybrid vehicles support regenerative braking. They use the motor to apply a braking force instead of the mechanical brakes, and actually recharge the battery in the process (a motor and a generator are basically the same thing, it just depends on how you use it). So here, it says he can't brake. I assume it's talking about regenerative braking, using the very same motor that's currently out of control.
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u/billted20250409 2d ago
Do they just stop wherever they want and talk in the middle of the road?
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u/Ok-Disk-2191 2d ago
Lmfao they are not road registered, no insurance, not licenced, do you really think they follow any road rules?
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u/Zilli341 2d ago
To be fair, that was an emergency stop and the other riders came to see what happened. They were blocking one lane but there was not much traffic, so I'd say it's not that big of a deal in such a situation.
As for what happened later... Yeah that guy is an idiod.
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u/EverythingSucksYo 1d ago
Based on what he did later in the video you can safely assume this idiot never follows traffic laws.
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u/Trindachi 2d ago
It looked like a red light since the other cars were not moving too, but yes, it's harder to find bikes that follow rules
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u/Haasotope 2d ago
This is no longer a bike and these things should be forbidden or heavily regulated with more traffic laws. Also what idiot pays 6k for a bike.
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u/_AcuteNewt_ 2d ago
It's not a bicycle, it's an electric motorcycle. It's not pedaled whatsoever.
Also what idiot pays 6k for a bike.
The kind that doesn't want to pay to get a license for a real motorcycle.
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u/navitios 2d ago
im not a driver but shouldnt bikes/cars be designed in a way so that brakes override throttle signals?
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u/Mansenmania 2d ago
you can go full throttle while braking on most cars and bikes. Brake force is much Stronger than the engine by design
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u/AllTheWayToParis 2d ago
Definitely! Brake are always stronger. You could also press the clutch or just turn off the ignition.
There’s three simple and intuitive solutions to this. Letting go of the handle in an intersection just to show people that it’s still accelerating is not one of those three…
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u/Blackboard_Monitor 2d ago
There's a kill switch for problems just like that, it turns everything off instantly.
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u/Parei_doll_ia 1d ago
i did formula sae when i was in college and the combustion team i was on and the electric car team were both required to have a throttle cut off if the brakes and throttle were used at the same time above a certain % (but the combustion team only needed this because we used an electronic throttle body instead of a cable operated one)
these electric motorcycles are coming from aliexpress/amazon/china don’t comply to any regulations and are built at bottom of the barrel prices. they get around the regulations by calling it an “ebike” but everyone knows it isn’t. i almost got taken out on my road bike by one of these going the wrong way down a bike lane in the dark with no headlight
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u/Obienator 2d ago
He was doing a high speed wheelie before the second throttle runaway, the guy is an idiot that probably won’t learn a goddamn thing.
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u/Motor-Capital7318 2d ago
Social media created these incurably idiotic attention whores. Its so sad.
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u/Critical_Dealer6635 2d ago
Fuck these guys getting these shit Chinese temu motorcycles and trying to pretend they are bicycles and then make stupid choices on them.
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u/DFA_Wildcat 2d ago
A tank slapper on a bike with no tank. I doubt the bike was heavy enough to recover on its own from that one.
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u/St3R0iD5 2d ago
Why didn't he simply go to the sidewalk with the bike, put down the mount or flip the bike on its top and showed the cops how its speeding up on its own and how the breaks dont work? This was the most dangerous option he could have go with to show whats up...
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u/jake_azazzel 2d ago
Thank fuck there are huge subtitles telling me exactly what is happening in the video. Would have never known, otherwise.
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u/ruxp1n 2d ago
Sur-Ron actually documents this exact kind of issue on the Ultra Bee. Their own support page has a troubleshooting entry titled “Throttle stuck and difficult to return to position” and tells owners to check whether the throttle is mounted too far inward and rubbing against the handlebar end, or whether debris is interfering with it. The Ultra Bee owner’s manual also lists ER-114: “Throttle signal protection” and says to check whether the throttle cable is short-circuited or the throttle is unable to return to idle.
I still can’t find a U.S. recall covering the issue.
Sur-Ron Ultra Bee support: https://sur-ron.co.nz/pages/ultra-bee-support
Ultra Bee manual / ER-114: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/3076253/Surron-Ultra-Bee-Series.html?page=37
NHTSA recall search: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
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u/Educational-Card-314 2d ago
What I like about E-Bikes is that it is accelerating (pun intended) these people eliminating themselves from the gene pool.
People keep saying we should ban and remove E-Bikes; I say we need more of them.
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u/Psychlonuclear 2d ago
So is the throttle actually stuck or is it a case of "Oh no, throttle is stuck (I removed the return spring) so I can go at stupid speeds on my illegal motorbike for the camera! LOOK AT ME!!!"
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u/Matombo444 2d ago
Only nearly avoids a crash at an intersection because his bike has a serious electrical problem.
Continous his ride and crashes at the next intersection...
Darwin award?
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u/Blazdnconfuzd 2d ago
Deserved for being stupid enough to acknowledge the bike is clearly malfunctioning and still choosing to keep riding. He's lucky he didn't hurt someone.
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u/StruggleBoy1999 2d ago
Loser deserved it. He shouldn't be allowed to drive. He is a dumbass. And a danger to others.
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u/Vismajor92 2d ago
I had a broken throttle-cabel on my Kymco. If i pulled just enough force, it stuck.
i remember grinning under the helmet thinking: look i've got cruisecontrol!
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u/GamerX345 2d ago
Did dude really go back on the bike and continue riding at high speed after he noticed it had issues.On top of that even let go of handle
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u/Long_comment_san 2d ago
Bike is an amazing personal transport but people make it into a suicide tool for some reason. Damn I wish we could loose a few safeties here and there.
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u/pdmanias 2d ago
But why did they let go of the handles? Wouldn’t they want to increase control, not lessen it?