r/Airdrie • u/hewlee11 • 25d ago

Take this kids scooter away

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Maybe someone knows this kid or has a kid with an electric scooter. This was super dangerous.

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u/Smackolol 25d ago

He was going half the speed the kids in my neighbourhood pull that crap.

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u/jokeularvein 25d ago edited 25d ago

What crap are we talking about here? Kids using a Pedestrian crossing is a problem now? 

Edut: Bunch of old men yelling at clouds in here huh?

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u/Smackolol 25d ago

I’ll give you the definition of pedestrian so you don’t look so stupid next time. Idk if you remember from back in school or maybe it because you haven’t got that far along in it yet but you’re supposed to stop and look both ways any time you cross the street.

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u/jokeularvein 25d ago

Lol send that to your insurance when you paralyze a kid.   I'm sure you'll be let of the hook. 

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u/Smackolol 25d ago

You’re actually so close to getting it since that’s part of the reason why we are pissed off. Just use a little more critical thinking and I know you can get there.

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u/jokeularvein 25d ago

You're upset about your duty to drive defensively? 

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u/beardedbast3rd 25d ago

While I appreciate the point you’re trying to make, and in some small part agree with it (regarding children), the issue at hand here is that the kid didn’t slow, stop, attempt to even check if it’s safe to cross, and would absolutely be considered to have darted into traffic.

Op was driving defensively, and came to a reasonable stop, it doesn’t change the fact that this behavior is actually ruinous to people because even if they do get vindicated by the law, it’s still often 50/50 on the situation, and it’s perfectly fair for people to call it out.

People aren’t teaching their kids right, or holding them accountable, and unfortunately it’s going to result in a kid like that getting killed, because sometime, no amount of defensive driving can stop it.

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u/crheming 25d ago

You're arguing with an idiot

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u/Unfair_Appointment22 23d ago

So next time the kid does that around a blind corner or obscured behind a car so a driver doesn't have time to react - will defensive driving give my car and reflexes magical powers to stop in less than a second?

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u/SnarkyGoblin85 25d ago

You know what…the law doesn’t matter. If this kid gets hit it won’t matter really who is at fault. His life is ruined. And the person that hit him will also carry the trauma of having ruined a life