Parents are rising up against the onslaught of powered scooters

So, ok, let me give you my latest visual…….keep in mind BOTH had the right of way. First pic, she's waiting at the lite at Kings Crossing and KW dr. No helmet, with a passenger in tow, also no helmet, on a scooter built for one. She crosses the busy intersection and almost collides with a 5 ton truck. You can see on her blurred face the look of fixed terror. This could have ended oh so badly.

Photo?

lost the pic of waiting at lightshe realized she almost collided with that truck

ironically, the little passenger she had behind her is not shown in either of these shots, but trust me there was a little passenger behind her with arms wrapped around her waist, she was shorter therefore not in this particular pictures site

Sadly, this is what it takes for all of those Minimizing the danger, to Realize it. May this child rest in peace.

Ruger5 :
Oophf, and no helmet even…

Joe : ironically, not 10 minutes from me, snapping that pic, which left me horrified, because I saw the truck, she didn't and I'm not really even sure the truck saw her, we run into this near our street twilight zone

The Kings point mom's group is all up in arms about this. There is a huge thread about this very thing on facebook flooding Kingwood with kindness….over 100 responses on that thread addressing this very issue. ALL against this

From my hood's threadYall should read if you havent. My oh my

billcherie2 :
A general chat discussion ? That was my intent.

billcherie2 : I dont think it would take that. There's already a law against this …..it's a city ordinance……someone posted of it a while back.Alls it should take is a common sense school board declaration. No high powered scooters on school property during school hours. If they can tell high schoolers to go home and change from the mini skirt into proper school apparel surely they can address this……which carries danger by possible death.

Ruger5:
I was behind a dad and his daughter on a small electric bike in my neighborhood today. It was a kids size bike with an adult and a kid on it and he was driving on the road in the neighborhood like he was a normal vehicle. But when we got to a stop sign, he didn't slow down and went straight through. They act like these things don't have to follow the rules of the road.
Very disappointed at that parent.

They're just kids. Let them be kids.

StinksMcNulty: not in this case. They legally cannot operate these bikes on streets where cars do, as well. Plus, do the math: child on a motorized bike with no concern or training, re traffic laws, and usually with No helmet vs a one ton automobile? I was an EMT for 4 years, and I can tell you the sad outcome of that equation…