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Hidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h (www.cbc.ca)
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A new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages younger than provincial regulations allow.

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[–] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

After reading an article about how the number of cases of crushed jaw has skyrocked here in Sweden after e-scooters became a thing, I have gone from passive disinterest in them to actively wanting them gone as soon as possible.

Also, here it isn't unusual to see kids riding these devices all over the place.

The cheapest brand new escooter here costs just 990SEK about 140 CAD, which is insane.

Just give your kid a proper bike at the right age obviously.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    The rent-a-scoots are the worst.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    Yeah, here in Stockhom we have an extensive and well developed public transport system, the rented scooters is taking revenue from the public infrastructure and dumping it into private equity.

    So not only are they unsafe and cluttering the sidewalks, they take money from scalable public services and sending that to unscalable private companies, while forcing the city to deal with the issues they cause.

    I am fine with rent-a-bikes, that scheme worked really well and was a brilliant complement to public transport, but the rentble scooters is a plauge and should be banned.

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