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Just when I'd come to terms with idiot pavement cyclists, a new danger has arrived - kids on scooters. You know, those metal things with handlebars that kids love to pick up and swing around in the air before slamming them down hard on the pavement.
Anyone unfortunate enough to get in the way would be seriously injured. Most of their parents just look on indulgently, without any attempt to stop them using what amounts to a dangerous weapon in a crowded place.
five young teenagers sped by on their scooters, giving pedestrians less than a foot of clearance
Just yesterday, I watched in horror as a little gang of five young teenagers sped by on their scooters, giving pedestrians less than a foot of clearance. If any of the shoppers had changed direction or put one of their hands out, they would have been seriously hurt.
One little boy "undertook" an elderly lady carrying two bags of shopping who was walking near the kerb. How he ever managed to get between her and the kerb defeats me. The slightest movement by her would have caused an accident as somebody would have fallen into the road, in the path of fast-moving cars.
It's scary and intimidating for people who are walking - they can't see these scooter riders coming up from behind. Elderly people can't always hear them and they certainly can't be expected to move out of the way in time.
There are times when we are chatting to friends without realising that someone is swinging a heavy, metal object very fast and right behind us. I think these metal scooters should be banned in crowded public places. Just because they are seen as kids' playthings doesn't mean that they aren't capable of putting someone in hospital.
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In my local shopping centre there is a coffee shop which is very popular and it is not at all uncommon for the parents and their adult friends to be sat chatting while the child on the scooter goes in and out and round and round the tables.
These are often young children about 4 years of age. They have little concept of how dangerous their actions are. It is just fun to them. They do not realise that there are people carrying trays of hot drinks. If the child ran into someone they could be burnt and/or the person injured.
It is not a playground and they should be banned before a serious accident occurs to the child or other people.
Actually modern micro scooters can get up a fair speed unlike the scooters we played in the park with as children. I think you are missing the point that they don't belong in crowded places and that the smooth polished floors of supermarkets and shops meant that they go a lot faster than on pavements and outside paths.
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Its no joke at all to be nearly tripped up or run into. If you think it is then why don't you try a blindfolded walk in a shopping centre with more and more children on scooters coming at you and see how you feel.
They should be banned immediately before someone is really injured.
Easy for someone to make dumb remarks about meteorites but why shouldn't the elderly or blind feel fairly safe in indoor public places?
Make a sensible remark and I may bother to answer it.
On these sorts of forums it's best to not encourage those who attack the poster rather than comment on the topic of the thread.
Recently though, I’ve noticed that parents are letting the little darlings scoot about indoor public places like shopping centres, cafes and supermarkets. This is surely dangerous for both the child and everyone else.
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