Submitted by jamesishere t3_11djhzt in boston
Just observed a young woman near Jackson Square going 30 mph on the sidewalk, had to whip around two girls around 12 years old. I have seen these become more popular recently, but if you are going to be a shithead then expect a lot of hate coming to you. If you want to speed like a bike use the bike lane. If you want to be on the sidewalk then don’t be a shithead
People who do this and people who ride bikes on the sidewalk (thinking of you, girl riding on Mass Ave between Symphony and Hynes) during rush hour are fucking dipshits
That’s clearly a bad place to ride on the sidewalk, but it’s also not illegal to ride on a sidewalk and it’s also quite dangerous to ride on the road in certain spots in Boston.
Best solution is to continue building out bike lanes and rights of way for and then make it illegal to ride on the sidewalk.
Bikes and scooters are technically allowed on the sidewalk almost everywhere in Cambridge: I think everywhere they are prohibited has signage indicating so.
Obviously pedestrians have the right of way on the sidewalk with no exception though.
As an aside, going >jogging pace on the sidewalk sounds absolutely bone-jarringly miserable, and I don't understand why anyone would.
"The operator of a bicycle shall ride at a speed no greater than an ordinary walk when on a sidewalk or when entering or leaving a sidewalk."
You're technically allowed, but you can't really operate it at normal biking speed.
source:https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Transportation/gettingaroundcambridge/bikesincambridge/rulesoftheroad/bikeregulations
OP is discussing etiquette, not law. Anyone rising that way is a dickhead. even if we want to discuss law, the way a lot of people drive their scooters is reckless and riders on the sidewalk are supposed to indicate that they're passing instead of whipping around at the last second with no indication.
Do you think you might be exaggerating the speed a bit?
Whatever she was flying by like a dipshit
Is 15mph any better on the sidewalk?
Than 30? Absolutely.
I'd rather get hit by a 15 mph scooter five times than get hit by a 30 mph scooter once.
oh. good point.
There are only a couple of scooters on the market that can do 30mph. 95% of what you see in Boston top out at 19mph. OP is clearly over exaggerating.
Looks like we found the asshole scooter driver.
Or just someone with a realistic understanding of how fast scooters go (and how fast someone could realistically even drive one on a Boston sidewalk)
That level of understanding should also come with common sense. Whether they’re going 30, 20, or 10mph that is too fast for a sidewalk where the primary speed is that of a slow pigeon.
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Realistically who cares about the MPH, NERD, stop riding on the sidewalk.
Ya sistah fixed it last night don’t worry about it
Damn insults that aren’t funny or clever just make people look stupid.
How did that first comment go before you edited it?
I mean, I think it went fine.
Regardless people drive these things like assholes. They can absolutely be a hazard
I don’t have a problem with scooters if they yield to pedestrians. Some people who use them seem to have a very strong disconnect with how dangerous scooters can be. Especially at speed. Still better than them getting behind the wheel of a car though.
lots of hate and a little clotheslining.
we are 10 minutes away from scooter gangs abusing the elderly and cops saying "whatever..."
I prefer the tunnel
Or the pike
just a quick hop on and off from one exit to another.
Honestly they'll get their just desserts scootering on the sidewalk. Those small wheels will jam on the smallest imperfections and rocks throwing the rider face first over the handlebars.
Also, relating to a run-in earlier tonight, please have a headlight if you're riding at night.
I guess this includes the dipshit in the dairy aisle at market basket. He was wearing a helmet, so not sure if he runs the sidewalks or just knows how crappy the streets are.
I hate these scooters so much. There is a shithead in Quincy who rides it very fast on the sidewalk. He frequently zooms very close to me and my dog, which obv scares the shit out of the dog, who goes nuts barking. Then the guy makes shitty comments. This has happened multiple times, so I’m assuming that it is on purpose.
Then don’t drive in the bike lane.
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I actually run slower in the sidewalk with my electric scooter compared to me walking.
Riding anything at speed (i.e., > 3mph or so - walking speed) on a sidewalk is not only an asshole move, it's dangerous to everyone involved, including most especially the rider. You are just begging to have someone walk into you, get clothes lined by a leash, have a dog or kid jump into you, get hit by a car pulling out and not expecting high speed on a side walk, etc, etc etc.
Better than biking in a door zone, I guess. Maybe. But a super bad idea.
So, of course, common as dirt. Even more of a reason that it's dangerous.
I tried explaining this to one of these dipsh*ts on Boylston in the Fenway and received a blank stare.
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Chuck Norris was riding that scooter, backwards, on one leg, making a grilled cheese.
If only there were some sort of professional that could uphold the societal norms that protect the safety of others.
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NoMoLerking t1_ja9112d wrote
>don’t be a shithead
Best I can do is whatever the hell I want with no regard for others, sorry.