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Michael Barnes's avatar

Yeah, Nah

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Drew's avatar

I am a scooter convert. Was passionately against them, then my wife got me a manual scooter to scoot with our 3 and 5 year old.

I LOVE it.

I'm honestly thinking about an electric scooter for running to the local shops and the train station. One more nail in coffin of my poor neglected car. Barely touch it 3 years into remote working due to pandemic.

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Bill H's avatar

Not many scooters here so I can’t give much of an opinion pro or con.... I did however see a dude on one waiting to cross the street a while back.... no helmet but he had a mask on.... outside...summed up the covidian period in history... head trauma apparently didn’t rattle him ...but thank God he won’t get a runny nose

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John Birmingham's avatar

I will admit, that risk assessment seems a little... off.

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Formerly Known as Simon's avatar

I'm sure that other cities in Australia have just as many scooter to people ratios as Brisbane but this is the most Queensland thing i think i've seen. lol.

(based on hard scientific research and not totally on my anecdotal evidence of having to travel exclusively to Brissy for the past few years and not any other city in Aus)

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Naut's avatar

or get an ebike which is safer to ride and can carry more load!

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John Birmingham's avatar

Fair point.

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Colin McFarland's avatar

And wear a helmet!

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insomniac's avatar

Second the helmet.

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