August 11, 2005
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So, the state of Minnesota is officially retarded. They’ve recently passed a law…..kids can ride their motorized scooters on the street. 12 year olds. Of course there are restrictions on the scooters, like it has to have lights and whatnot for driving in the dark. So, how are the cops gonna ticket these kids when they break traffic laws? They don’t have licenses. That’s only one of the stupid things about this. The biggest thing is the fact that kids are going to get hurt and die. They were worried about kids making a nuiscance on the sidewalks, because they are now banned from sidewalks. You’re worried about people on the sidewalks, so you put the kids out on the street to fucking die.
So, there’s this family. The mother told her kids NOT to drive their scooters on the street, they live in a cul de sac and have space in the back of the house for scooter use. Just days after this law is passed, this kid gets his scooter, after a sleepover and drives it on the street. The kid gets hit by a 16 year old in a big SUV. He almost dies and is in a drug induced coma, have many surgeries that are trying to save his life. A true fucking story, just happened about a week ago.
What the fuck is the state of Minnesota thinking?!?!?! There’s going to be kids that are going to die then the parents are going to bitch and cry when they might be the ones who let their kids do it. Even if they don’t let them, as this story shows, a parent cannot always have total control over their children. Also, we all know that there are stupid drivers out there who don’t know how to drive and don’t pay attention to their surroundings.
And as for the law, I don’t know everying about it. There are probably provisions and restrictions that I don’t know about. But from what I’ve heard about it on the news, the law is just asinine.
Scooter Law info:
law breakdown:
http://www.co.dodge.mn.us/html/sheriff/ScootersMotorizedElectricAssistBicycles.html
Let’s see how many kids get killed, eh?
