Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/07/22/limebike-commuter-exits-across.html
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Something, something Darwin Award something
This reminds me that I’m grateful that I don’t associate with anyone who uses the word “bro” five times in 10 seconds.
Also, scooters gotta scoot, I guess.
#1 Surly Vega is a great name, but I’m not sure why I’m seeing her image at the top of the page.
#2 It’s not like they weren’t at least keeping up with traffic.
No helmet and it looks like he’s wearing headphones? I’m hoping it’s ‘cause Jeebus is his copilot and he needs to be able to hear His lane-change instructions. Probably not, alas.
More likely he’s got Charlie Daniels turned up to 11 and he’s wondering if a Lime scooter qualifies for the carpool lane same as a motorcycle.
First, bad idea to ride scooter on freeway. Second,why was he in the fast lane?
Because he wanted to go fast.
If you look very carefully, you might notice that it’s Tom Cruise, and there’s a trailing van with cameras.
Welcome to LA!
Given how freeway-centric urban planning is in the US, and how much road planning assumes you have a car, it can be hard to stay off freeways, so I’m not entirely surprised by this.
Also: “Dallas’ dockless vehicle ordinance does not prohibit scooters from being operated on the interstate.” WAT. How is a vehicle with 15mph top speed legally allowed on an interstate? Are bicycles allowed? Skateboards?
Bravery & Courage, never have been a source of intelegence.
note: turn down your speakers.
Third, he didn’t signal his lane changes!
“Oh my gosh, that is the most wild thing I have ever seen”
Bro, you gotta get out more.
“Bro” is said unironically way too much in this video.
Ditto. And yet, in this video the bro shouting bro was remarkably not the dumbest participant.
"cause bro bro, bro.
Do we know for sure that he hadn’t hot-rodded his LimeBike to do 60?
What got me was calling a freeway a “highway”.