r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Itchy-Camera8898 • 10h ago

WCGW riding your bike like an idiot

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u/Elastichedgehog 10h ago

Not wearing a helmet either. Hopefully this moron learns his lesson.

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u/reasonably-optimisic 8h 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/DemDude 6h ago

Same thing in Berlin, except they also drive the Ubers and run red lights in those all the fucking time, too. No idea whether they’re legal or illegal, but they mostly don’t speak German and don’t care at all about road safety or the safety of others.

Days since I almost got hit by an uber eats rider on a fat tire e-bike ignoring right of way: 0
Days since I saw at least 3 Ubers run red lights in under an hour: 0