My brother had an accident at 16 – 50 years ago. He’s still 16.
He had no helmet. His head slammed down into the windshield. They cut his bone away to ease the swelling. He is ok but mostly disabled. He is not competent. He can drive a truck or mow a lawn but nothing more complicated.
He leg was shattered too. Bones were sticking out in 2 places. He still walks with a limp.
Don’t be him.
PetrifyGWENT on
E-bikes + Scooters just need to be straight up banned for anyone U18. They are way too fucking dangerous to have kids using
Redditing_aimlessly on
as a person with an actual, legal e-bike, it shits me that that thing is also described as an “e bike”. it’s a fucking motorbike, as I’m sure that poor boy’s parents knew.
Enforce existing laws and be clear about what a (legal) ebike and illegal motorised vehicles are.
Everyone will be much safer.
Awkward-Sandwich3479 on
I can’t help but think there is a cross section of society that has zero concept of risk identification and management. Also a group of people that assume if something exists, that it’s safe…. Wrong!!
downdownfunktown on
I saw this kid riding it around the nearby train station around 4pm on Wednesday. Then he took off down bridge inn rd on the footpath mind you and was easily keeping up with me as I was going 60km. I thought what a fuckwit. He’s gonna kill someone or himself
Visible-Swim6616 on
A few more such cases and maybe the authorities will actually do something.
Aratahu on
Can these illegal motorbikes just please be hunted down, confiscated and crushed? That’d be awesome, thank you. The parents can foot the bill.
There’s just zero mitigating circumstances for ownership.
No-Preparation-1030 on
Can’t believe this doesn’t happen on a weekly basis.
ClassyLatey on
My sympathy is with the drivers of the two cars who inadvertently found themselves caught up in this. Not their fault and they will be forever scarred.
kalayt on
what’s with the “e-bike”?
do we call them “e-cars”?
it’s a motorbike, an illegal, unregistered, unlicensed, uncertified high powered motor bike
also had 3 idiots FLYING on the wrong side of the road through a roundabout nearly get wiped out.
they just do whatever they want, no consequences.
police can’t help
bleeeer on
Almost got knocked over by one hooning down the footpath this arvo. Kid was like 15, where are the parents?
Street_Cod_4336 on
This is not an ebike and the “journalists” calling it such are really stupid for saying it is.
BullPush on
We used to ride dirt bikes when kids in the back streets, parks etc.. , you know what the difference was? We weren’t cocky little shits, wouldn’t sit there popping monos on main road, weaving through traffic, were scared of the law if caught, nowadays these morons have no respect, break every law & have no care if caught, end result with that attitude it sadly ends in cases like this
apothecarist on
> “wrong time, wrong place”
so Luca Nogarotto, when would be the right time and right place to be out on the road on a motorbike without a helmet?
Ill-Green8678 on
There are kids who ride around doing wheelies on these motorcycle things up near Essendon. So dangerous and such a menace for the road.
Ill-Green8678 on
Also, why are they using so much passive voice. ‘his friend, who was behind the handlebars of the ebike.’
Um, you mean driving the e bike??
GuySchmuy on
The people buying the bikes really should be responsible if the riders are children
No-Citron-2774 on
Who is paying and buying these. Parents should be charged
Necessary_Eagle_3657 on
Parents who buy these for their kids must be mad.
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Soggy_Media485 on
Note bad parenting results in bad outcomes
smokeeater150 on
Right in front of the fire station too. Would have gotten the best chance but when you fuck up big no amount of help can bring you back.
maxdacat on
For the hundreth time…..that’s not an e-bike
Some-Operation-9059 on
. “[It] is capable of going 90km/h, and it’s in the hands of children, and there are, unfortunately, a lot of them on the market.”
How are these allowed to be sold unregistered and to unlicensed riders?
HUZInator on
It’s not an e-bike it’s an electric motorbike. Let’s not get this language confused.
Swimming-Session8806 on
There’s a large group of young lads that hang out on the path under the train line playing on their ebikes/emotobikes and various pushbikes – they really need a motocross track and some adult supervision to be boys.
They need education about what happens when they f*** up. This unfortunate event might open their eyes a little.
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TeddyStella on
I live very close to the accident. These kids regularly race down the walking path along the train tracks, dart in and out of traffic and across roads, speed through the estate. They are out any time from after school through to 3/4am. We all knew an accident was going to happen, we knew they’d either they’d end up under a train or a car/bus/truck, and they did. Mean while their friend who is normally with them was speeding down the walking path tonight around 6pm. Clearly hasn’t learnt anything.
They were incredibly dangerous and nearly ran over people walking on so many occasions, dart out in front of oncoming traffic. Might sound harsh, but the only people I feel for are the 2 drivers in the cars.
SealingScorcher on
As much as we bash and call these things motorbikes, there’s a few things that most non riders don’t know…
These e-motorcycles would accelerate much much faster and instantly compared to your regular combustion engine motorcycles , and probably will be able to hit highway speeds… as such would in theory be so much more powerful than your beginners learner approved motorcycles…
Now imagine giving these kids that much power so early on, whereas even professional motorcycle riders tend to start small and gradually build up their confidence,skill and motorcycle power as they gain experience….
These kids are making regular, motorcyclists look tame in comparison, and making them look bad as well. They need to be reined in.
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Another day another e-bike death
My brother had an accident at 16 – 50 years ago. He’s still 16.
He had no helmet. His head slammed down into the windshield. They cut his bone away to ease the swelling. He is ok but mostly disabled. He is not competent. He can drive a truck or mow a lawn but nothing more complicated.
He leg was shattered too. Bones were sticking out in 2 places. He still walks with a limp.
Don’t be him.
E-bikes + Scooters just need to be straight up banned for anyone U18. They are way too fucking dangerous to have kids using
as a person with an actual, legal e-bike, it shits me that that thing is also described as an “e bike”. it’s a fucking motorbike, as I’m sure that poor boy’s parents knew.
Enforce existing laws and be clear about what a (legal) ebike and illegal motorised vehicles are.
Everyone will be much safer.
I can’t help but think there is a cross section of society that has zero concept of risk identification and management. Also a group of people that assume if something exists, that it’s safe…. Wrong!!
I saw this kid riding it around the nearby train station around 4pm on Wednesday. Then he took off down bridge inn rd on the footpath mind you and was easily keeping up with me as I was going 60km. I thought what a fuckwit. He’s gonna kill someone or himself
A few more such cases and maybe the authorities will actually do something.
Can these illegal motorbikes just please be hunted down, confiscated and crushed? That’d be awesome, thank you. The parents can foot the bill.
There’s just zero mitigating circumstances for ownership.
Can’t believe this doesn’t happen on a weekly basis.
My sympathy is with the drivers of the two cars who inadvertently found themselves caught up in this. Not their fault and they will be forever scarred.
what’s with the “e-bike”?
do we call them “e-cars”?
it’s a motorbike, an illegal, unregistered, unlicensed, uncertified high powered motor bike
also had 3 idiots FLYING on the wrong side of the road through a roundabout nearly get wiped out.
they just do whatever they want, no consequences.
police can’t help
Almost got knocked over by one hooning down the footpath this arvo. Kid was like 15, where are the parents?
This is not an ebike and the “journalists” calling it such are really stupid for saying it is.
We used to ride dirt bikes when kids in the back streets, parks etc.. , you know what the difference was? We weren’t cocky little shits, wouldn’t sit there popping monos on main road, weaving through traffic, were scared of the law if caught, nowadays these morons have no respect, break every law & have no care if caught, end result with that attitude it sadly ends in cases like this
> “wrong time, wrong place”
so Luca Nogarotto, when would be the right time and right place to be out on the road on a motorbike without a helmet?
There are kids who ride around doing wheelies on these motorcycle things up near Essendon. So dangerous and such a menace for the road.
Also, why are they using so much passive voice. ‘his friend, who was behind the handlebars of the ebike.’
Um, you mean driving the e bike??
The people buying the bikes really should be responsible if the riders are children
Who is paying and buying these. Parents should be charged
Parents who buy these for their kids must be mad.
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Note bad parenting results in bad outcomes
Right in front of the fire station too. Would have gotten the best chance but when you fuck up big no amount of help can bring you back.
For the hundreth time…..that’s not an e-bike
. “[It] is capable of going 90km/h, and it’s in the hands of children, and there are, unfortunately, a lot of them on the market.”
How are these allowed to be sold unregistered and to unlicensed riders?
It’s not an e-bike it’s an electric motorbike. Let’s not get this language confused.
There’s a large group of young lads that hang out on the path under the train line playing on their ebikes/emotobikes and various pushbikes – they really need a motocross track and some adult supervision to be boys.
They need education about what happens when they f*** up. This unfortunate event might open their eyes a little.
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I live very close to the accident. These kids regularly race down the walking path along the train tracks, dart in and out of traffic and across roads, speed through the estate. They are out any time from after school through to 3/4am. We all knew an accident was going to happen, we knew they’d either they’d end up under a train or a car/bus/truck, and they did. Mean while their friend who is normally with them was speeding down the walking path tonight around 6pm. Clearly hasn’t learnt anything.
They were incredibly dangerous and nearly ran over people walking on so many occasions, dart out in front of oncoming traffic. Might sound harsh, but the only people I feel for are the 2 drivers in the cars.
As much as we bash and call these things motorbikes, there’s a few things that most non riders don’t know…
These e-motorcycles would accelerate much much faster and instantly compared to your regular combustion engine motorcycles , and probably will be able to hit highway speeds… as such would in theory be so much more powerful than your beginners learner approved motorcycles…
Now imagine giving these kids that much power so early on, whereas even professional motorcycle riders tend to start small and gradually build up their confidence,skill and motorcycle power as they gain experience….
These kids are making regular, motorcyclists look tame in comparison, and making them look bad as well. They need to be reined in.