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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a careful driver and the scooters seem incredibly dangerous. I see scooter riders all the time zipping around corners without stopping to ascertain if a pedestrian or vehicle is approaching. They weave in and out of lanes in traffic. At dusk or later, they're completely invisible. I understand why people find them useful but in a city environment (as opposed to a college campus or a park) they're a huge hazard to the riders themselves.[/quote]

Most of the hazard to scooter riders comes from drivers.

And no, they're not invisible (to drivers) at dusk or later, or at least not if you (the driver) are driving slowly enough to be able to see them.[/quote]

You have to have a death wish to ride a scooter or bike at night. You can whine all you want as the lights go.[/quote]

In that case, conversely, you have to not mind killing people to drive a car at night.

People on bikes or scooters (or feet, or whatever) at night are people who are going from Here To There, just like you in your car.[/quote]

Cars have lots of really bright lights. Bikes and scooters don’t. It’s not everyone else’s fault if they can’t see you because you went out with a shitty little light and refused to wear a reflective vest. In fact, the police say one quarter of all traffic deaths in DC are the cyclist/scooter/pedestrians fault. That’s the same number of deaths caused by speeding drivers.[/quote]

This is the point of view of a sociopath. Non-sociopaths don't want to hit people, regardless of what the people were doing.[/quote]

Or you could just get a decent light for your bike? No one would ever say I’m free to turn off my car head lights at night because other people can just be more careful around me. Take some responsibility for your poor decisions.[/quote]

Personal responsibility consists of telling other people what they should do?[/quote]

Do whatever you like. But when you die,[b] no one will blame the driver.[/b] They’ll ask why you were such an obstinate moron.[/quote]

You're right. For example, look what happened with the driver who killed two people who were sitting on the sidewalk in front of the Parthenon restaurant.[/quote]

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