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Old 06-04-26 | 07:42 AM
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Crankycrank
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Originally Posted by john m flores
When you see kids doing stupid stuff, blame their parents
+1. I posted in another thread about this and mentioned in my city we recently had one our large communities council wanted to ban ebikes for kids under 12. My thought was good idea (probably 14 or 15 would be better) I thought it would breeze through the vote but no, it was a small group of parents who were against it. They did eventually pass the requirement but had to go through some further discussion for a couple days to do it. Sorry, but if you're sending your kid out on one of these at 12 or under in the type of community this is with heavy traffic, lots of chaotic busy intersections, etc., you're a fool. I'll also add that the following story to that one was about a 12yo kid riding an ebike and in a coma after getting hit by a car. Hard to tell who was at fault from the info but a rider using some better safety skills may have avoided it. Adults of course are guilty of this too sometimes, but I see it much more frequently with young kids and teenagers.

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