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In reply to the discussion: Yesterday I saw something I have never seen before. [View all]birdographer
(2,937 posts)24. Well that's just scary.
I can see it being hard to stop them in parking lots. But in a corridor of any sort, a simple gate system, gates placed at intervals, would make this difficult for them, but easy for pedestrians to pass through. A parking lot I used to drive through had a system of curbs and grassy islands that you had to navigate around, just to stop people from flying from one side to the other. It sounds like they need an expanse of some distance to do this nonsense. Can't stop it in a lot of places, but perhaps obstacles could be set up in some. This is the first I've heard of it. Maybe that's an advantage to a small southern town. We may be Trumpistan here, but kids don't rule the place.
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Stand still, spread your arms wide and shout at them "Don't panic!". . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Apr 2022
#1
I judge the fucking hell out of them and their parents. They will badly injure if not kill somebody.
50 Shades Of Blue
Apr 2022
#3
They can get in easily. This is not a typical mall. It's an open-air mall in the downtown area.
Silver Gaia
Apr 2022
#57
Back in 1969 I lived in a ruff part of town. Got along with everyone.
multigraincracker
Apr 2022
#22
They need to put up turnstiles, like in a subway, to all the entrances. Where people with strollers
BComplex
Apr 2022
#61
Here in NYC we are also experiencing similar incidents of marauding younger people ride
c-rational
Apr 2022
#18
I am not sure where exactly they were doing this from your description in the mall or outside
Meowmee
Apr 2022
#19
Actually it's a shoulder, but it's hard to accomplish when they're coming at you.
plimsoll
Apr 2022
#29
WTF? I would have been screaming at them and getting law involved. Not OK. I was an idiot too
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2022
#23
Actually, a skateboarder nearly broke my ankle recently. We were crossing a street
niyad
Apr 2022
#60
Latimes ran an article a few weeks ago..these kis have no legal place to ride these bikes
Demovictory9
Apr 2022
#33
I am sure that would get you an A+ in any creative writing class anywhere!
Jack the Greater
Apr 2022
#43