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Injuries using e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards jump 70% during the past four years

bitzz said:
That's for going to the "Accident Reporting Center"... or what ever it's called.
If the claim is $1500 or more the insurance company wants a police report... AND the police, that don't attend minor collisions any more, were missing on charging drivers with "follow too close", illegal turns and such and the police use those forms as investigative tools to lay charges against drivers.

But the contract with your insurance company says something like " the insured must report any material change in risk"... the key word here is "ANY".
If having a full ashtray constitutes having a "material change in risk", you are obligated to report that full ash tray to your insurance company, every time it gets full... and I guess by extension; every time you empty it.

It is not out side your contract to settle a collision loss for cash on the side of the road, BUT you MUST inform your insurance company, as per your contract, that you were in that collision, AND the insurance company is well within their rights to use the facts of that collision to change the price of your policy AND demand a vehicle inspection, that you'll pay for, for continued coverage
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And this, folks, is why lying/intentional omittance is often advantageous for the customer.

Just don't get caught lol
 
I saw a Darwin wannabe the other night. Westbound on Dundas in the dark, raining with glare from headlights and store signs there was a mobility scooter doing 10 or so KPH in the right lane. Tiny rear lights and black otherwise.
 
Wingboy said:
I've seen lots of severe brain injury patients. And live with one. It is amazing how little it takes to cause such a huge amount of irreparable damage.
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It really is amazing. In Feb this year I was walking to my garage, had my morning coffee in my hand. One of my feet got tangled in the winter pool cover an I went face first over a retaining wall. Face hit the cement patio 3' below. Knocked me out for bit, dozens of stitches, I was bruised but otherwise OK.

The same day my wife's friend saw her husband fall too (we are same age, both in good health). He stumbled off step 1 of a ladder while unhooking drapes at a trade show. Dinged his head on a concrete wall but did not go to ground. Only apparent injury was a small scrape on his forehead, he shook it off and got back to work. 20 minutes later he puked and got dizzy. An hour later he couldn't speak, by the end of the day he was in an induced coma to prevent further brain damage. He lost his ability to walk and talk. It's coming back slowly but he will never be whole.
 
Its kinda scary.

I recently listened to an audiobook called Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.
The author is a neuropsychiatrist whose message is mainly that most psychological problems are due to head injuries that have been forgotten. He routinely looks at the results from neurological brain activity imaging tests and matches them up with the patient's problems. The various psychological problems he encounters are all linked to their own areas of the brain that may have sustained damage. ie damage to such-and-such part of the brain causes these such-and-such types of specific issues.
When I was a kid, I wiped out on my bicycle and banged my head on the road. Got up, biked home, 3 km. I then was unable to recall how I got home. Also took a few good whacks to the noggin at other times. But don't we all? I sometimes wonder if the fall off the bike could explain my...subtle quirks.
Then again, the next psychiatrist will tell you your problems stem from your surroundings and parenting when you were a kid. Anyway...
 
Freddy Fudpucker said:
Its kinda scary.

I recently listened to an audiobook called Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.
The author is a neuropsychiatrist whose message is mainly that most psychological problems are due to head injuries that have been forgotten. He routinely looks at the results from neurological brain activity imaging tests and matches them up with the patient's problems. The various psychological problems he encounters are all linked to their own areas of the brain that may have sustained damage. ie damage to such-and-such part of the brain causes these such-and-such types of specific issues.
When I was a kid, I wiped out on my bicycle and banged my head on the road. Got up, biked home, 3 km. I then was unable to recall how I got home. Also took a few good whacks to the noggin at other times. But don't we all? I sometimes wonder if the fall off the bike could explain my...subtle quirks.
Then again, the next psychiatrist will tell you your problems stem from your surroundings and parenting when you were a kid. Anyway...
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I wonder what's coming my way? I played a lot of tough sports, hockey (when you could fight), lacrosse, and football at the top competitive levels in the country. I'm sure I had a several concussions over the years. When I was a kid there was no protocol, after a good hit to the head, the trainer would look after you on the bench. When you finished puking and could count three fingers he'd yell to the coach 'kid's finished puking-- good to go'. And out you went for your next shift.

I don't think I have any neurological or psychological issues that I'm aware of - yet. My dad led a similar life, he was good till 80 then things came off the mental rails in a hurry.

My Dad and MIL both had very large families - a total of 28 siblings. Of the ones that checked out early or suffered from dementia, most were hard on the bottle.
 
Freddy Fudpucker said:
Its kinda scary.

I recently listened to an audiobook called Change Your Brain, Change Your Life.
The author is a neuropsychiatrist whose message is mainly that most psychological problems are due to head injuries that have been forgotten. He routinely looks at the results from neurological brain activity imaging tests and matches them up with the patient's problems. The various psychological problems he encounters are all linked to their own areas of the brain that may have sustained damage. ie damage to such-and-such part of the brain causes these such-and-such types of specific issues.
When I was a kid, I wiped out on my bicycle and banged my head on the road. Got up, biked home, 3 km. I then was unable to recall how I got home. Also took a few good whacks to the noggin at other times. But don't we all? I sometimes wonder if the fall off the bike could explain my...subtle quirks.
Then again, the next psychiatrist will tell you your problems stem from your surroundings and parenting when you were a kid. Anyway...
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Head injuries are high on my list of things to avoid. The amount of money and space in our house dedicated to helmets is excessive (and none of them are a guarantee you are unhurt but at least they improve your odds). Sadly, one fall from standing and life as you know it can be over. We are fragile meat bags.
 
* goes to buy a MIPS helmet *
To get back to the OP, those things are crazy in good and bad ways. Easy access which is good but not regulated enough (whether it be helmet-wise, speed/power)
And the designs should have limitations. But that would be hard to put in place.

All your head trauma stories are scary as f***
I have a friend who's a social worker who works exclusively with head trauma injuries and it's not so pretty. It's kinda crazy when you think of the risk we run by motorcycling (and cycling, as mentioned above), but then we could just be walking and missing a step and get a lifechanging blow to the head.
Everything is basically hanging by a thread!
 
Gotta love the way they do the math in the original article. If they wait a year they can say "it's doubled". The actual increase is much smaller, including only 5.5 % increase in the last year of the report.
 
Well I p****d on a friend's cornflakes yesterday but I did it in kindness. I gave him a bit of info on his 85 kph electric scooter.

Me: Did you know that to be a scooter it can't be able to exceed 24 kph?

Him: What???

Me: A cop sees you doing more and you get pulled over. Then he asks for your drivers's license. Do you have a M endorsement?

Him: No but, but, but

Me: That's a driving without a license equivalent. Then he asks for the vehicle registration. Does it have plates?

Him: Uhh, no but, but, but...

Me: That's another ticket. Then he asks for your proof of insurance.

Him: Can you even get insurance for them?

Me: Not likely so that's another ticket and that one can be $5,000. I don't know the amount of the other two.

Him: Whaaaaat??? What can I do?

Me: Can you install a limiter set at 24 kph?

Him: Yeah probably, but then it won't be fun. Where can I use it?

Me: How long is your driveway?

Him: They never told me any of that. Why didn't they?

Me: Would you have bought it if they did?

Him: No, I guess not.

I stopped the peeing but could have added that I suspect there is a little tick box on an insurance application that says "Convicted of driving without insurance" The tick box is very small so there's no room to write an explanation.

I suspect having a guilty tick mark in that spot means they calculate your most expensive premium and triple it for all of your driving.

Are there scooter tracks anywhere?
 
This thread makes me think of my dad, while no injuries on him that I know of, he's pretty lack on safety when it comes to going up pretty effing high on a ladder. 20-30ft and no issues or consideration for his own safety 'I'm good, won't happen' meanwhile he fell back 2 steps once as he missed a step on the way down but managed to keep his head off the grass somehow.

My wife was mocking me about being a pansy of being on the edge of my roof (10ft up on the lower one, and 15ft on the higher one) and how it took me a few minutes to get back onto the ladder because I wanted to be 100% sure it wasn't going to slip out on me.

As for the scooters...I'd love a small / cheap electric scooter. When it's time to return to the office it's much faster to get to Erindale GO on one than walking, and I can actually take it on the train during rush hour. Other option is obviously just driving the 2km to the station, but what fun is that?
 
mimico_polak said:
This thread makes me think of my dad, while no injuries on him that I know of, he's pretty lack on safety when it comes to going up pretty effing high on a ladder. 20-30ft and no issues or consideration for his own safety 'I'm good, won't happen' meanwhile he fell back 2 steps once as he missed a step on the way down but managed to keep his head off the grass somehow.

My wife was mocking me about being a pansy of being on the edge of my roof (10ft up on the lower one, and 15ft on the higher one) and how it took me a few minutes to get back onto the ladder because I wanted to be 100% sure it wasn't going to slip out on me.

As for the scooters...I'd love a small / cheap electric scooter. When it's time to return to the office it's much faster to get to Erindale GO on one than walking, and I can actually take it on the train during rush hour. Other option is obviously just driving the 2km to the station, but what fun is that?
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To reach two of the soffit lights, I needed to stand one rung from the top of my extension ladder. To do one inside light, on the top of the step ladder. Super dodgy, didnt want to do that again. Bought a bigger ladder. Its heavy but much less dodgy.
 
GreyGhost said:
To reach two of the soffit lights, I needed to stand one rung from the top of my extension ladder. To do one inside light, on the top of the step ladder. Super dodgy, didnt want to do that again. Bought a bigger ladder. Its heavy but much less dodgy.
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Ya too dodgy for me.

Remember dad and I were working on our building one year…he’s removing trim from 20-25ft up standing on a ladder and I’m holding him by the belt from the inside of the window…we rented scaffold the next day.

We did the same for a neighbour and I just rented a Genie boom to be less dodgy.
 
mimico_polak said:
As for the scooters...I'd love a small / cheap electric scooter. When it's time to return to the office it's much faster to get to Erindale GO on one than walking, and I can actually take it on the train during rush hour. Other option is obviously just driving the 2km to the station, but what fun is that?
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* whispers into his ear * use a biiiiicycle

would have to be a ****** trash bike though so it doesnt get wrecked or stolen while youre gone. and probably a lot cheaper
on some other more legal news, have you all seen the tiny motorcycle market that seems to be semi picking up

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i feel like every year a new model is getting added lol
 
nobbie48 said:
I saw a Darwin wannabe the other night. Westbound on Dundas in the dark, raining with glare from headlights and store signs there was a mobility scooter doing 10 or so KPH in the right lane. Tiny rear lights and black otherwise.
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Time to be real here honest folks. How many motorcyclists is that at night?
 
LePhillou said:
* whispers into his ear * use a biiiiicycle

would have to be a ****** trash bike though so it doesnt get wrecked or stolen while youre gone. and probably a lot cheaper
on some other more legal news, have you all seen the tiny motorcycle market that seems to be semi picking up

Honda Minimoto On-Road Motorcycles | Honda Powersports Canada

The Honda miniMOTO collection is big on fun! These mini motorcycles will make you smile. Check out the full lineup today.
motorcycle.honda.ca motorcycle.honda.ca

i feel like every year a new model is getting added lol
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That’s the thing…don’t feel like coming back to nothing being there. But there are options and once we know wtf is going on and when wfh ends I’ll have a better idea.
 
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