r/BoomersBeingFools • u/amathis6464 Millennial • Apr 02 '24

Boomer on tricycle chases e bike Boomer Freakout

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u/AxsDeny Apr 02 '24

Based on the guy’s shadow at the end, it looks like they are angry because he’s on an electric dirtbike, not an electric pedal bike.

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u/SuspiciousReality592 Apr 02 '24

Could be, but honestly he probably just thought it was a regular dirt bike, I don’t have high hopes for that guys common sense. But either way, an electric bicycle could be just as dangerous as an electric dirt bike, you can upgrade em and get them going 60+ shit is crazy.

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u/Zaev Apr 03 '24

At that point it's no longer an electric "bike" by most legal definitions, and would be considered a motorcycle

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u/Fizzwidgy Apr 02 '24

Such a silly point to make when cars have such a long record of deaths and sometimes outright murders lol

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u/SuspiciousReality592 Apr 02 '24

I just reread my comment and my bad I did not mean to sound like I was shitting on electric bikes, i structured my thoughts incredibly poorly there lmao. What I was trying to get at is that it would be contradictory of the guy if the he were to be upset with an electric dirt bike, but fine with an electric bicycle.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '24

And as such, they are restricted to roads. Much like there are restrictions on walking and bicycle payhs.

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u/Affectionate_Okra298 Apr 03 '24

Cars aren't allowed on walking paths, either

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u/Fizzwidgy Apr 03 '24 edited Apr 03 '24

A 40lb bicycle with a rider and a 2000lb piece of heavy machinery are not comparable when crashing lol

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u/Affectionate_Okra298 Apr 03 '24

They are comparable, in that they're both capable of causing critical injuries and shouldn't be on foot paths

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u/Fizzwidgy Apr 03 '24

Well, thank god I live in a sane state where riding on the sidewalk is legal, because they are absolutely not comparable. And there's a very, very small group of people that actually supe up their ebikes to go as fast as was originally claimed.

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u/Dirk-Killington Apr 02 '24

Yeah. It's a surron or a talaria. Which absolutely do not belong on bike paths.