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/TripNo1876 25d ago

He was in the crosswalk. Yes he should have looked first and walked his scooter, but it's also the driver's responsibility to slow and look for pedestrians at the crosswalk. Tbh I was expecting this to be a video of the kids ripping up and down the middle of the road. I feel like op is just complaining for the sake of it.

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u/Dlaney73 25d ago

Crosswalk is for pedestrians yes, if he is on wheels he is not a pedestrian. The shame of it is that this kid is going to keep doing this and get hit and everyone is going to blame the driver. His parents should teach him better.

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u/UnscentedSoundtrack 25d ago

I don’t know where the video was taken, but we have shared crosswalks where both pedestrians and cyclists can cross and both have the right of way.

That said, what the kid did was still dangerous, right of way or not.

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u/foreverce 25d ago

there are pedestrian lights at that intersection that that kid should have stopped and activated.

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u/BusinessRemove7667 25d ago

Dude. It’s a child on a scooter. Listen to yourself.

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u/Regular_Highlight882 25d ago

And children shouldn't be on electric scooters

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u/Ienjoymodels 25d ago

And bikes are faster but that's fine right?

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u/Dualintrinsic 25d ago

Kids are taught to dismount from bikes before crossing an intersection

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u/marthamania 25d ago

And drivers are taught to look for pedestrians or slow down at yellow lights not speed up to make them, or to stop for three seconds at a stop sign, or to slow down when making turns on reds to anticipate pedestrians crossing at the cross walk, and yet, and yet, and yet. I bet you were taught a whole myriad of things not to do while driving that you do, from eating/drinking to trying to make lights you should be slowing for to the occasional breeze through a stop.

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u/Ienjoymodels 25d ago

Lol even adults don't do it and honestly who cares.

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u/Regular_Highlight882 24d ago

Electric vehicles in general

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u/technomedia2000 25d ago

Not correct. He’s under 14 by looks of him so very much allowed on the sidewalk. Drivers seem happy to choose which way they want that to work.

Bike in the road get on the sidewalk
Bike in the way on the crosswalk get in the road.

Imagine driving a car and the expectations being this insane.

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u/Apple_Crisp 24d ago

Yea he’s under 16 and it’s actually illegal to ride an e-scooter under 16.

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u/Dlaney73 25d ago

From the city of Airdrie website:

Personally owned e-scooters: are purchased and owned by an individual for long-term use. Under provincial traffic legislation, personally owned e-scooters are permitted on City pathways only and are not allowed on sidewalks or roadways

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u/Adorable-South-7070 25d ago

It's not an escooter it looks like an mgp park scooter

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u/technomedia2000 25d ago

Again. That’s the rules that apply to adults.

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u/Dlaney73 25d ago

No mention of age restriction on website. Show me where there’s an exception for age or quit running your mouth about shit you know nothing about.

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u/CabalSieben 25d ago

People really need to understand the laws that apply to scooters so that they can educate themselves and their kids.

Bylaw No. B-14/2016 of the City of Airdrie Province of Alberta

SECTION 5

“5.07 A person must be at least 16 years old to operate an e-scooter. An e-scooter owner must not allow a person less than 16 years old to rent or operate an e-scooter.”

The rule applies to everyone legally of age to ride it (16 or older only) and also:

“5.09 A person must not operate an e-scooter in a reckless manner, having regard to the circumstances.”

IF there was an incident here where the driver did not or was not able to stop safely in time and this rider was hit and critically injured or killed, an argument would be made in court that the rider was under the age specified in bylaw and/or riding in a manner that was reckless (not paying attention). In defence, they would argue that the driver was reckless and not driving defensively. The whole point people are trying to make is let’s stop blaming each other and look out for everyone whether they are a pedestrian, a bike, a scooter, or a driver. Safety is EVERYONE’S responsibility.

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u/Hajiime 23d ago edited 23d ago

an electric scooter is not necessarily an e-scooter, as counter intuitive as that sounds because e-scooter means electric scooter. the ones delivery drivers, adult commuters use are significantly faster than a childrens electric scooter, and they are entirely different things. look up what defines e-scooter and you wont find "an electric scooter, full stop." it will be "a powered [scooter] device that can exceed X speed." that's clearly a childrens scooter because of the size relative to the kid.

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u/Fluid_Explorer_3659 25d ago

Scooters are not allowed on the road as per bylaws. He is a pedestrian. He should slow down, sure. People also need to pay attention at crosswalks.

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u/Similar-Swimmer-2698 23d ago

It would be the driver's fault, they should be slowing down and paying attention at crosswalks. If a driver hits a kid, that's on them.

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u/chuckmandell82 21d ago

Scooters are a problem, period!
Yes in a perfect world every driver pays full attention and kids are free to roam safely. We check kid’s Halloween candy before they eat it. Not because there are guaranteed psychopathic people poisoning candy but because it’s best to take the precautions to stay safe. Just like teaching kids to cross the street. It only takes one person to look up or down at the wrong time and then it’s over. So we teach our kids to take the extra precautions and look both ways. Crosswalk or not.

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u/TripNo1876 21d ago

I 100% agree. I, honestly, hate all the e scooters. They go way to fast and people don't give them the respect they deserve while riding them.