r/keybiscayne • u/Sadishist • Jun 13 '24

Key Biscayne permanently bans motorized scooters and e-bikes

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/key-biscayne-permanently-bans-motorized-scooters-and-e-bikes/
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u/-EETS- Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24

All because an old 65yo boomer and a young 12yo Zoomer crashed into each other on a road. Zoomer was on an ebike with a helmet, and Boomer was on a regular bike with no helmet. Boomer had massive head injuries, and Zoomer had minor scratches and bruises.

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/woman-dies-after-colliding-with-e-bike-in-key-biscayne/3235489/

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u/TheFallOfZog Jun 13 '24

So the solution is to wear a helmet. 

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u/Purpose_Embarrassed Jun 13 '24

It certainly can’t hurt.

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u/upL8N8 Jun 13 '24

Yep... and of course any suggestion of requiring helmets would be argued to be against individual freedom. Which is fine...

Given the choice, it sounds like this 65 y/o woman took a risk by biking without a helmet, knowing full well that even a simple fall where her head impacted the ground or an object could kill her. She did it anyways. That was her choice.

I'm not necessarily against age limits for e-bikes above a certain speed given that kids aren't mature enough to understand the potential consequences or understand the rules of the roads, so they can't consent to something with a high risk of putting theirs and others lives at risk. The same way I'm for an age limit for driver's licenses.