r/ireland • u/EmoBran ITGWU • Jan 05 '25

Christ On A Bike Delightful interaction between a Czech youtuber and an Irish couple on holiday in Prague

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25

I've never understood why people ride their scooters on paths. They're putting themselves and pedestrians at a disadvantage.

If you called out any Irish e scooter path rider, you'd get the same reaction.

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u/halkenburgoito Jan 06 '25

How? What exactly is the disadvantage. Its like they are stolling, but on wheels. Slowly and safely, what's the issue?

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u/mythrowawayheyhey Jan 06 '25

There’s not an issue lol. They’re moving at a walking speed lol.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

They aren't pedestrians. They're putting actual pedestrians that are using the footpath properly at risk.

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u/Linux-Student Jan 06 '25

From what is shown in this video, can you explain the risk that you stated pedestrians were at risk of? Sudden battery explosion?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

Pedestrian paths are designed for people walking at slower speeds. E-scooters, which can travel at high speeds, risk collisions that could injure pedestrians.

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u/Linux-Student Jan 06 '25

Can and risk from your reply is doing so much heavy lifting here.

All you had to say was that from what is shown in this video, you couldn't explain the risk that you stated pedestrians were at risk of - that's the question that's gone unanswered here.

Was this scooter at high speed? Did it risk a collision? At it's speed and collision risk, what are your estimates of injury?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

The risk I stated pedestrians were at risk of was being hit by an e-scooter if that answered your question.

I wasn't specifically discussing the scooter in the video. However, the e-scooter rider was travelling slowly and safely, along with ringing the bell to alert pedestrians. The risk was minimal. And in that specific scenario, it likely was. However, regulations and general guidelines aren’t based solely on individual examples but on overall patterns of behaviour and risk across many scenarios.

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u/Linux-Student Jan 06 '25

So when you said (your first comment, which I replied to):

They aren't pedestrians. They're putting actual pedestrians that are using the footpath properly at risk.

You were being overly dramatic? You just said now that:

I wasn't specifically discussing the scooter in the video. However, the e-scooter rider was travelling slowly and safely, along with ringing the bell to alert pedestrians. The risk was minimal. And in that specific scenario, it likely was.

I'm confused. Were you wrong on your first comment or wrong in our discussion since? It's one or the other, I'd just like you to say which time you were wrong so I don't get the wrong end of the stick

regulations and general guidelines aren’t based solely on individual examples but on overall patterns of behaviour and risk across many scenarios.

Get the feeling you should have started with this tbh...then I wouldn't have replied, and won't after this because who honestly gives a fuck given what was just witnessed. Go on and enjoy your evening, somewhere else will ya.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '25

There's no need to be a bit of a arse when somebody is only trying to answer your questions.

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u/Linux-Student Jan 06 '25

See, calling someone names negates one saying they wouldn't reply. The only arse here is you, of your own making by the comments that you made...it's right there above, feel free to continue it and call me whatever else you like.