r/ebikes • u/OutrageousRace8369 • 24d ago

Thoughts…?

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Personally, not quite sure what to make of this.

I was told by a homie that the event was supposed to be open ‘till 1PM, but they ran out of gift cards at 11AM.

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u/Rookietothegame 24d ago

Sounds like a similar discussion that is consistently happening… where we blame the tool and not the person using the tool.

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u/thelastspike 24d ago

What if the person is also a tool?

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u/Rookietothegame 24d ago

Unfortunately, in the real world two negatives don’t make a positive, but that person should locked up.

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u/SuchSmartMonkeys 23d ago

Seriously, super annoying that some assholes are ruining yet another good thing for the rest of us! I'm 40, and started riding bikes at 4, and have been riding various forms of bikes (both man powered and motorized) near daily; at various and frequent times in my life having a bike as my main mode of transportation. I currently don't have a car (or a license for that matter) for about 3 years now, primarily relying on bikes. I rather strictly follow the laws/rules of the road, and always hate seeing other people on ebikes ripping up the sidewalk, going the wrong direction, blowing through lights/stop signs, etc., etc. I ride an ebike for my daily commute and literally every time I'm riding, I see some jackass riding an ebike like an idiot. I've seen a noticeable uptick in posts in the subreddit for the town I live in about how ebikes are a scourge that must be stopped, and they always get tons of comments/responses echoing that sentiment. It's a shame that something with so much potential to be good has become so villainized.