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What an rear end in a top hat, wanting cheap efficient transportation. What the gently caress is wrong with people? (spoiler: the more people that use those the more gas gets saved to dump into your fire breathing thousand-liter muscle car)
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PT6A posted:I see... a scooter? You're going to have to be way more specific about why this is weird or annoying, because I've got nothing. This is the electric bicycle. It is essentially a regular bike with an electric motor and can reach speeds of 32km/h. What's the main attraction? Well, according to http://scooteretti.com No Licence & No Insurance Needed!. It's completely unregulated, and its riders treat it as a pedestrian-crushing sidewalk weapon or a car-obstructing road vehicle in equal measure. You can find them being ridden by drivers who've had their licenses revoked for DUI all over town, holding up dozens of cars at a time because they're riding the stupid thing without a helmet in the middle of the lane, or making pedestrians on the sidewalk dive for cover as they plow through crowds. Truly the worst thing. If you don't agree, it can only be because you've never seen one of these menaces in action. Edit: Here are two people driving one of these things on the sidewalk. Beep beeep! https://youtu.be/6EVxfK2g0ns?t=4 Here they are being driven on the road. https://youtu.be/6EVxfK2g0ns?t=55 Choice quotes from this if you don't have time - "You have to watch out because they're totally silent, so people can't hear you coming" "Stuck in traffic? No problem, just cut through a public park to get uptown." "It did feel as though I was compromising my safety traveling down multi-lane roads." slap me and kiss me fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Jun 2, 2015 |
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Pfox posted:It's completely unregulated, and its riders treat it as a pedestrian-crushing sidewalk weapon or a car-obstructing road vehicle in equal measure.
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Jun 2, 2015 17:18
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InitialDave posted:So it is just a regular bike? Nope! It's a bike with a motor that drives it at 32km an hour without any exertion on your part, and you don't need a license to operate it!
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Jun 2, 2015 17:22
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It's a bigger electric bike, I don't really see how it's any less terrible than a regular cyclist (other than fat people on the electric one, I guess.)
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Jun 2, 2015 18:35
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If they looked like an actual bike instead of a scooter I'd be willing to forgive their existence. ...but someone thought "you know what's cool? SCOOTERS!" and then made it look like poo poo. But yeah there's a real legal grey area on electric bikes, I think over here if they're capable of over a certain speed *edit: 15 mph they have to be registered as actual scooters. quote:All electric bikes with motors more powerful than 250W rated are required to display a tax disc, insurance is mandatory, the vehicle must be registered display number plates and carry an MOT certificate. Any rider of such a vehicle must hold a current driving licence and keep to the laws appertaining to mopeds. Anyone found riding an electric bike with a motor larger than 250W rated power without the correct documentation is liable to be prosecuted by the police. The rider will be open for prosecution for driving without a licence, driving without insurance, driving an unlicensed vehicle etc. If the person riding such a vehicle has a current driving licence and is prosecuted, they will receive penalty points and may even be banned from driving any motor vehicle.
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Jun 2, 2015 18:41
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88h88 posted:All electric bikes with motors more powerful than 250W rated are required to display a tax disc, insurance is mandatory, the vehicle must be registered display number plates and carry an MOT certificate. Any rider of such a vehicle must hold a current driving licence and keep to the laws appertaining to mopeds. Anyone found riding an electric bike with a motor larger than 250W rated power without the correct documentation is liable to be prosecuted by the police. The rider will be open for prosecution for driving without a licence, driving without insurance, driving an unlicensed vehicle etc. If the person riding such a vehicle has a current driving licence and is prosecuted, they will receive penalty points and may even be banned from driving any motor vehicle. My headlights are more powerful than 250W..
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Jun 2, 2015 19:00
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in the left lane, a new, still with paper plates Yukon XL and a driver very animatedly talking on their cell phone in the right lane, a new, still with paper plates Yukon XL and a driver very animatedly talking on their cell phone they nearly hit each other because they couldn't keep it in their own loving lane. it was the most surreal thing to watch.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:05
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Mooseykins posted:My headlights are more powerful than 250W.. I just had a look to see what Strava's up to in terms of tracking power output on my rides. Peaks over 1000w according to that so yeah, those bikes can barely push themselves along because I'm no Tour de France rider.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:07
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loving cyclists http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/29/100-people-help-lift-bus-off-trapped-unicycle-rider-in-london-5220530/ I don't know what happened or if the guy's at fault.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:16
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Uthor posted:loving cyclists He was on a unicycle, of course it's his fault.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:18
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Uthor posted:loving cyclists It's a pretty cool video as you can see the bus moving, but jesus h. christ camera lady, could you stop sobbing and repeating "please please please" as though it's your 8 month old stuck in there?
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Jun 2, 2015 19:25
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Sigma X posted:It's a pretty cool video as you can see the bus moving, but jesus h. christ camera lady, could you stop sobbing and repeating "please please please" as though it's your 8 month old stuck in there? Yeah what a loser having empathy for other human beings, right?
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Jun 2, 2015 19:29
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mobby_6kl posted:He was on a unicycle, of course it's his fault. Dreadlocks!
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Jun 2, 2015 19:30
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I don't know if anyone deserves to be killed or maimed for making horrible life choices, but this gentleman certainly is a contender.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:32
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:"The car, however, suffered 12,000 euros (£8,600) worth of damage. How would you even fix something like that? I dunno how they would even estimate it at 12k Euros to repair, unless the car cost 12k Euros new.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:38
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Uthor posted:Dreadlocks! If he was white then it was the universe's way of trying to tell him something.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:40
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88h88 posted:I just had a look to see what Strava's up to in terms of tracking power output on my rides. Peaks over 1000w according to that so yeah, those bikes can barely push themselves along because I'm no Tour de France rider. 250w will keep you going 23-24mph on a road bike. So add 100lbs and an upright seating position, and I can't see that thing being able to go much more than 20 on flat ground.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:43
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How would you even fix something like that? I dunno how they would even estimate it at 12k Euros to repair, unless the car cost 12k Euros new. They won't fix it. But the adjuster still has to estimate the repair costs as part of the claim processing so they can make a determination whether it's worth considering repair.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:48
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Apparently, I am one of them. I like to coast to red lights.
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Jun 2, 2015 19:51
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xzzy posted:They won't fix it. But the adjuster still has to estimate the repair costs as part of the claim processing so they can make a determination whether it's worth considering repair. Yeah, I just don't even know where I would start with that. Maybe call up a guy on that Russian auto body forum, ask him what he would charge and then octuple it.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Yeah, I just don't even know where I would start with that. Maybe call up a guy on that Russian auto body forum, ask him what he would charge and then octuple it. My approach would be to look up the average sale price for that model and year, and add a thousand.
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Jun 2, 2015 21:51
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Uthor posted:loving cyclists I would venture to say the cyclist is about 1 million percent at fault. Here's another example of a cyclist meeting a bus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN2xIch7gpg I hope the bus is okay.  Seat Safety Switch posted:How would you even fix something like that? I dunno how they would even estimate it at 12k Euros to repair, unless the car cost 12k Euros new. Once they determine that the vehicle has irrepairable structural damage they'll just put down the market value of the car. It's not actually 12k Euros to repair, but 12k Euros worth of damage in that the car is a write-off. The gently caress? The dude obviously knew what what coming to him too, looking around. Would've been better to just pull over and let the idiot pass and gently caress off into the distance.
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Jun 2, 2015 22:04
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Mooseykins posted:Here's another example of a cyclist meeting a bus. Fixie rider. Too cool to have brakes = dumb, avoidable accidents like this poo poo. Twat.
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Jun 2, 2015 22:08
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That bicyclist said his brake line snapped, he's still a massive tard-rear end.
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Jun 2, 2015 22:16
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MrLonghair posted:That bicyclist said his brake line snapped, he's still a massive tard-rear end. Still got the other brakes. Cyclists will never admit they're in the wrong. He flew over that red regardless. The cyclist's guide of how to make friends and influence people: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfdvIfT8H5c He proper went after the car and wanted a reaction by pedalling like mad and calling the driver a "loving prick". Don't start a fight, don't get punched in the face. Mooseykins fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Jun 2, 2015 |
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Jun 2, 2015 22:17
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CharlieWhiskey posted:Furthermore, people who intentionally back into front* angle parking are the dumbest and worst life forms in the Cosmos We have rear angle parking in a few areas here in Kansas City, and I absolutely love it. I actually opt for those spots over normal street parking, even if it means I have to walk an extra couple blocks from my car to my destination.
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Mooseykins posted:
Still no excuse to use your car as a battering ram because some prick biker had words. There's gotta be criminal charges behind that poo poo.
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Tubesock Holocaust posted:Still no excuse to use your car as a battering ram because some prick biker had words. There's gotta be criminal charges behind that poo poo. Oh, i absolutely agree. But the biker could've just pulled over, let the idiot pass them and they could both go on their merry way, in the interest of self-preservation. There are times when people really piss me off driving and i just think it's not worth the risk damaging my vehicle to make a point, let them gently caress off into the distance and carry on. Sure would've saved him a lot of trouble, money, broken foot, etc.
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Look at this loving mentalist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDvrkJkCdJg http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...r-10292227.html *edIT: oh gently caress he owns Brew cafe which is a restaurant/coffee shop and also a loving bike shop... That's INCREDIBLE. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 11:15 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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Jun 3, 2015 11:06
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88h88 posted:Look at this loving mentalist. Welcome to London. Put your hands in the air like you just don't care! 
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Jun 3, 2015 11:38
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Mooseykins posted:Welcome to London. ...full of aussies. Haha someone found a photo of him stood on some scales photographing his weight. ........and showing off his little cock in the reflection. Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 11:49 on Jun 3, 2015 |
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Jun 3, 2015 11:47
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88h88 posted:...full of aussies. You don't expect there to be English people here, do you??? 88h88 posted:Haha someone found a photo of him stood on some scales photographing his weight. ........and showing off his little cock in the reflection. What the hell were you searching for to find that? Actually, don't want to know.
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Jun 3, 2015 12:09
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You assume I was searching for a picture of his cock. I was just checking out twitter to see what they were saying about him and then had my eyeballs assaulted. NSFW CONTAINS PENIS (barely). https://twitter.com/thejoyofenglish/status/605483739095961600/photo/1 Also shout out to his hilariously under-reading bathroom scales.
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88h88 posted:You assume I was searching for a picture of his cock. Well, yeah, but i wasn't judging you about it. (I was a little bit.)
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Jun 3, 2015 12:43
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ha! should have opened his trunk or something when he was driving off. always a good prank!Mooseykins posted:Welcome to London.
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Alarbus posted:They were probably from Pennsylvania. I'd never seen it in New England, but apparently it's a thing here. The thing about this is that the on-ramps around Philly are only about 50ft long, and hit the highway at not quite a right angle, but at such an angle that all of the oncoming traffic is perfectly in your blind spot.
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Emushka posted:ha! should have opened his trunk or something when he was driving off. always a good prank! Dude was already short-man flipping out that the cyclist touched his car .........despite the fact he basically pushed the guy off the road with it. Logic.
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FogHelmut posted:The thing about this is that the on-ramps around Philly are only about 50ft long, and hit the highway at not quite a right angle, but at such an angle that all of the oncoming traffic is perfectly in your blind spot. Oh yeah, that's the best angle. Looking over shoulder is useless, mirror is useless.
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