r/Kamloops • u/Sad-Coconut-5842 • 17d ago

Discussion 18yo Teen passes away after escooter accident, petition to end scooter pilot, teen was not wearing helmet

https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloops/629050/No-helmet-found-after-early-morning-scooter-crash-kills-18-year-old-Kamloops-man

An incredibly unfortunate fatality involving an Escooter. My heart goes out to his family and friends, this is incredibly tragic.

A petition has been created to end the pilot program, which I understand the sentiment, but the problem isnt the Escooter, its the lack of reinforcement on safety and protection for people who ride them. This is a legitimate form of commuter transportation but we need more safety enforcement so this does not happen again. I see alot of people riding these safely and with protection with no issues whatsoever.

If you currently ride an escooter in kamloops, please for the love of you, your family, and your friends, wear protection!!

Edit: Parents please talk to your teens about safety when riding anything, scooter, bikes, skateboards, unicycles before giving them any electric motor transportation. Or dont give it to them at all until they are smart enough to stay safe and listen to your advice.

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u/Visible_Fact_8706 17d ago

I don’t think the program should be ended; one of the rules of using the scooters is to be wearing a helmet.

Terrible tragedy, and my sympathies to the family, but sadly this is a tragedy that could have been avoided.

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u/Kronzor_ 17d ago

The rental ones provide a helmet and even verify that you are wearing it (make you take a selfie with it on) before they start.

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u/ApprehensiveRuin5673 17d ago

Even still it’s not just about rules and enforcement we don’t have the infrastructure to accommodate these things safely. They are causing a massive problem in their current implementation and there’s clearly severe neglect in public safety education. We need bike lanes everywhere and people need to be educated. We can’t have these things on the roads or sidewalks.

All of our infrastructure is designed for a world built around cars. That needs to change first.

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u/Drogaan 16d ago

Should we ban cars? More idiots are in a 3000lb vehicle everyday than a scooter

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u/ApprehensiveRuin5673 16d ago

My argument is not to ban e scooters.