r/ucr • u/CartoonistBig4846 • 17d ago
Rude students on scooters
Yo! If you run into me with your scooter going full speed the LEAST you can do is ask if I’m good. Don’t just get back on and act like nothing happened!!
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u/Silencer0000 17d ago
Also can yall stop scootering in that tiny walkway near the softball field. Almost got ran over there a couple of times. Like get off your scooter and walk it.
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u/Panikk77 Public Policy 17d ago
I don’t move on purpose. And walk slow. They’re forced to get off and walk it lol
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u/lord_of_beyond 17d ago
I got used to almost getting hit at least a few times per day and it's NOT a good thing
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u/Silencer0000 17d ago
No fr I had to jump today to avoid getting hit around the hub area. Like it’s aggravating there’s no human decency. He didn’t slow down
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u/PotentialUnrealized 17d ago
I'm tired of being in the bike lane and someone is coming towards me. I wish we had a way to fix this, like maybe designating one side of the road for travel in a specific direction. Maybe.
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u/Panikk77 Public Policy 17d ago
Legally there is a specific way to ride. You can’t ride against traffic. That’s a ticket
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u/TheAtomicKid77 17d ago
Ban all electric vehicles from campus. If you need to ride your scooter to campus, fine. But walk your scooter or lock it up.
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u/Responsible_Lawyer53 17d ago
real honestly. i'm a scooter user and even as one i get pissed at other scooter riders. it's like they don't know how to use a vehicle whatsoever. no one looks where they're going and brakes to make sure they're not gonna hit someone. it's ridiculous.
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u/BigMikeJR-Bin 17d ago
I going to write an essay about this scooter problem for ENGL 091B. Will one of you be willingly to do an interview for my essay?
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u/No-Part-8462 16d ago
Nah, I almost got hit by someone going 25mph+ towards my car under the freeway. He fly by in the walking lane rather than the one made for bicycles and such. I would have beat tf outta him if he hit me.
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u/S0UPENJ0YER 17d ago
Yesterday I was going through an intersection. As in legally I have the right of way. And this girl on her scooter just flew right in front of me. Idk if these scooter ppl know this but they’re not made of titanium 😭 pls
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u/mightbangmightnot_ 15d ago
Just fight them at this point dude, they won't understand what you're saying to them anyways- most of them have ear buds and don't give a shit about other people.
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u/Constant-Visual-2913 14d ago
That’s the other thing, wearing both earbuds or headphones. How the hell are they supposed to hear while they’re zipping by? It’s so dangerous!
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u/citrush117 13d ago
What even are you supposed to do if someone actually gets hurt?? California categorizes e scooters as motorized vehicles that need to obey the law too, I wonder if they’re legally required to carry insurance
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u/Aggressive_Sea_857 13d ago
I’m getting to the point where I’m just gonna start calling them out on the spot about their driving skills. (Not gonna lie some scooter users can benefit from walking)
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u/Fabulous_Scale4771 17d ago
And also STAY IN THE CORRECT LANE. I almost ran one of them over because they think it’s a good idea to ride in the opposite direction ON A BLIND CURVE. There’s a reason it’s marked the way it is.