2026-08-13 13:10 UTC
why do you think e-scooters are still illegal on roads in most areas of this province? it isn't because regulators are stick-in-the-muds. it's because there's a big injury burden associated to these things.
for starters, you're riding something with no protection from the road or other road users apart from what you're wearing.
and most importantly, e-scooters are nowhere near as inherently stable as bicycles are.
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@adub@beige.party 2026-08-13 13:12
Take it from a professional physicist. (Note: physics is the branch of knowledge involved in road accident reconstruction.) E-scooters are generally much less inherently stable than bicycles, especially at low to moderate speeds. A bicycle possesses several passive self-stabilizing mechanisms that scooters either lack or possess only weakly. As a result, scooters demand more active balance control from the rider and are less forgiving of bumps, steering errors, and surface irregularities.