… especially if the neighborhood is filled with little shits with too many electrified toys.

EDIT: Okay, I’m convinced. Regular bikes would actually be a sensible cause here. Let me be a curmudgeon though.

  • aramis87
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    139 days ago

    I don’t know why, but as soon as I saw the picture my brain said, “Oh, that’s bicycles.”

    • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      209 days ago

      When you’re going at high speed (particularly when you’re a kid on a jacky bike that doesn’t handle well) taking that weird turn is a recipe for either crashing into the bush or losing your balance.

      Why risk it? Just take the grassy route.

      • @litchralee@sh.itjust.works
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        That, plus if there are any pedestrians using the path, they should get first dibs. Bicycles can ride on grass just fine, but anyone with a walker, a wheelchair, a stroller, or just wants to keep their shoes clean, should not feel like they have to squeeze or get off the pavement to let a bicyclist pass.

        Here, the convenient option for bikes is also the most friendly option. Ornamental grass shouldn’t even be a top-10 concern. If the municipality won’t build proper infra for all users, then desire paths are all but guaranteed.

      • @wjrii@lemmy.worldOP
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        49 days ago

        Okay, fair enough. As a former child myself, that’s eminently reasonable, LOL. Post text updated. :-)

        Still too many 12yo kids on overpowered electric minibikes around here.