Originally Posted by
freeranger
Our neighborhood (and I suspect many others) is experiencing a big increase in the number of children on motorized vehicles. Not just e-bikes, but gas powered 4 wheelers, gas motorcycles, and of course, all the electric vehicles now available. Saw a kid who couldn't have been out of elementary school, flying along our street on a gas powered 4-wheeler, wide open, had to be going over 40 (speed limit 25). another on an electric motorcycle (not an e-bike-is a motorcycle) flies around, also high speed. Many more examples that I won't list all-way too many! Can't believe none of them has gotten hit (yet). At least most of them slow down if we're walking our dogs down the street, but not all do. If/when one gets hit, no doubt the parents will be seeing how much they can sue someone for, instead of looking at themselves for allowing it.
All of the above have no seat belts or harness, no roll cage. So even if they don't hit anyone, if they hit something big enough, the rider will go flying and high probability of death if not wearing a helmet, and paralysis if they live. Just read yesterday, the history of someone I am glad was voted out of office for both views and behavior, was in a wheelchair because on spring break, he was riding as passenger with a friend driving, he was dozing with his feet on the dashboard. Driver nods off and gets into a serious accident. Passenger ends up paralyzed from waist down, unknown if due to being thrown forward if no lap belt, or dash airbag going off under his legs.