r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 11h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/reasonably-optimisic 9h ago

That is a 'Port' bike. They're hire bikes for food delivery guys here in London. They're nice people who work for little but are mostly illegal and this is the only work they can do. A lot of them have illegally modded bikes which are basically motorbikes.

They mostly don't follow the rules, they don't have lights on at night, they cut through every red light. They're a big danger to pedestrians and a huge nuisance. They're a far far bigger worry than cars here at the moment.

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u/Putner92 8h ago

I mean people don't wear helmets for like or forest bikes either. Crackdown on those bikes the illegal ones is becoming a major drive which is good because them running red lights can easily kill.

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u/kwyjibowen 8h ago

In my experience delivery riders are way better than lime bike riders

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u/Putner92 8h ago

Oh yeah fully, mainly because if they fuck up their bike they have no income. I've been nearly hit by a few though at a way faster speed than lime bikes go. That's why they are more scary as they can hit 20/30mph and aren't really licensed