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E-scooter injuries on the rise across Canada, data shows

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    davriellelouna@lemmy.world
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    More Canadians getting injured by e-scooters: report | CBC News

    Hospitalizations related to injuries from scooters and e-scooters have risen, according to new Canadian data, as emergency physicians warn the two-wheeled vehicles aren't toys.

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      numenor@lemmy.world
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      Who is hurting these poor scooters

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        Who is hurting these poor scooters

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        ogeist@lemmy.world
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        Big Oil! The bastards!

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          lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca
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          Watched some twat riding a rental scooter down a busy road. He pulled out his cell phone and started looking at it. He immediately lost control and went flying, eating pavement with his face. This is not surprising.

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            I don’t know how it is in canada but here in colombia i hardly ever see scooter users wearing helmets. It doesn’t surprise me that they injure themselves a lot.

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              nouveau_burnswick@lemmy.world
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              But what’s the injury rate for scooter km’s travelled?

              We use that to obfuscate car injuries, why do scooters get a different treatment.

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              • lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.caL lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca

                Watched some twat riding a rental scooter down a busy road. He pulled out his cell phone and started looking at it. He immediately lost control and went flying, eating pavement with his face. This is not surprising.

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                nouveau_burnswick@lemmy.world
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                On the upside, I’d rather this twat ride a scooter where damage is mostly limited to himself, than drive a car and injured others instead.

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                  On the upside, I’d rather this twat ride a scooter where damage is mostly limited to himself, than drive a car and injured others instead.

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                  Agreed. I still wouldn’t want to be run over by someone on a scooter. That’s a lot of kinetic energy being transferred for anyone even remotely adult sized.

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                    I don’t know how it is in canada but here in colombia i hardly ever see scooter users wearing helmets. It doesn’t surprise me that they injure themselves a lot.

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                    hikingvet@lemmy.ca
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                    They don’t like wearing helmets moving at speeds where they should be wearing a motorcycle helmet.

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                      Rentlar
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                      I’ve sustained 25km/h injuries on my arms and legs from my ebike… I try to never go without my helmet while riding, and when I do I limit myself to 15kph.

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                        But what’s the injury rate for scooter km’s travelled?

                        We use that to obfuscate car injuries, why do scooters get a different treatment.

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                        I am not in favour of car-centric transportation but cars very rarely explode and burn your house down when you sleep. Electric scooters come with a whole different set of hazards compared to cars, but yes, injuries per km does help to add context.

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                          I am not in favour of car-centric transportation but cars very rarely explode and burn your house down when you sleep. Electric scooters come with a whole different set of hazards compared to cars, but yes, injuries per km does help to add context.

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                          iamnorrealtakeyourmeds@lemmy.world
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                          If electric scooters catch fire, that’s something that needs regulations to fix, but it doesn’t mean that cars are better.

                          also, Didn’t know that Scooters and IDF shared strategies

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                            If electric scooters catch fire, that’s something that needs regulations to fix, but it doesn’t mean that cars are better.

                            also, Didn’t know that Scooters and IDF shared strategies

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                            hikingvet@lemmy.ca
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                            The scooters aren’t trying to burn down Palestine, they are just giving up on existence and hoping to take their oppressors with them.

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                              The scooters aren’t trying to burn down Palestine, they are just giving up on existence and hoping to take their oppressors with them.

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                              iamnorrealtakeyourmeds@lemmy.world
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                              oppressors?

                              we are their gods, we created them, feed them, control every aspect of their existence.

                              them setting themselves aflame to kill a god is way more epic than what your described

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                                On the upside, I’d rather this twat ride a scooter where damage is mostly limited to himself, than drive a car and injured others instead.

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                                lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca
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                                Either way, will be out of the gene pool soon.

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                                  I’ve sustained 25km/h injuries on my arms and legs from my ebike… I try to never go without my helmet while riding, and when I do I limit myself to 15kph.

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                                  lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca
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                                  A fall at 0 km/hr can do the same brain damage as a fall at 30 km/hr.

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                                    Agreed. I still wouldn’t want to be run over by someone on a scooter. That’s a lot of kinetic energy being transferred for anyone even remotely adult sized.

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                                    nouveau_burnswick@lemmy.world
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                                    I’ve been hit by 3 scooters (I don’t know of they were electric or not) 2 bicycles, 2 cars, and 1 trucks so far this lifetime.

                                    Now, I do weigh north of 100kg, so im a thick target. But, in 5 of those crashes I had no injuries, and the hitter had no to minor injuries. In 3 of those crashes I’ve had minor to major injuries, and the hitter had no idea I even existed. I’ll let you devine which were which.

                                    Anyway, the solution is more tarmac in the Commons dedicated to slow speed vehicles, preferably that isn’t carved out of the <5% we dedicate to pedestrians.

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                                      oppressors?

                                      we are their gods, we created them, feed them, control every aspect of their existence.

                                      them setting themselves aflame to kill a god is way more epic than what your described

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                                      hikingvet@lemmy.ca
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                                      What is a god, if not an oppressor?

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                                        What is a god, if not an oppressor?

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                                        iamnorrealtakeyourmeds@lemmy.world
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                                        almost the ultimate oppressor, the greatest one is a person’s inner self, tethering to a reality no one consented to be in

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                                        • N nouveau_burnswick@lemmy.world

                                          But what’s the injury rate for scooter km’s travelled?

                                          We use that to obfuscate car injuries, why do scooters get a different treatment.

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                                          canconda@lemmy.ca
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                                          We use [injury rate / kms traveled] to obfuscate car injuries

                                          1. Automotive lobbyists. That’s why killing someone drunk driving a car is manslaughter not murder. Scooter lobbying is probably pennies to the dollar of automotive lobbying.

                                          2. Scooters don’t have odometers making data collection difficult. Similar vein, scooter accidents and injuries are less likely to be reported or linked back to scooters than to cars.

                                          3. Given cars go significantly farther than scooters that likely makes the output number not very useful and possibly harmful from a marketing standpoint. 1/10,0000kms for cars vs 1/100kms for scooters is not appealing.

                                          4. Scooters are still new. There probably isn’t enough data yet. Right now a lot of scooter roll outs are in their pilot phase or recently completed it.

                                          5. Scooter injuries have significantly more/different factors. I friend of mine needed elbow surgery because he lost balance due to a combination of wind, being tall, catching on a tree branch, losing control, side walk disrepair, and bad luck hitting his elbow on a concrete barrier. And he was sober.

                                          I think the statistics are still cooking.

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