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Bad scooter day in China
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:43 pm
by PeteH
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The fun starts at about :15
Re: Bad scooter day in China
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:02 pm
by iamryan25
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:07 pm
by easy
Scooter pinball
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:12 pm
by Stephen Gomes
But, did he exchange driver's license and insurance info with the bus driver?
Made my day, thx for sharing.
Steve
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:45 pm
by ericalm
A friend posted this on my Facebook with the comment, "Have fun on your vacation?"
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:24 pm
by wschmechel
I like how the guys in the bus just get back in and go about their own business. I suppose...1.3 billion people...who's gonna miss one more, right?
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:30 pm
by PeteH
I laughed at the splash of water that sprays up from the bottom of the hole. Sort of a Chuck Jones vibe.

Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:34 pm
by az_slynch
At least by falling into the hole he's ensured that he won't be riding into anyone else on that day. Darwin takes care of business.
What impresses me most is that a Chinascoot survived at least three accidents and was still running.

Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:51 pm
by bluebuddygirl
az_slynch wrote:
What impresses me most is that a Chinascoot survived at least three accidents and was still running.

It looks like part of the problem was that it wouldn't stop running, as in the accelerator was stuck on. That or he was incredibly drunk. But if you look closely, after each incident he seems to be just trying to control the direction but can't stop it from going forward. I think I would have shut it off and started pushing.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:49 pm
by TVB
I'm wondering if he was impaired before the video started, or if it was just the result of running into things.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:41 pm
by JohnKiniston
Reminds me of a robot: Hit thing, Backup turn left, go forward, run into thing, backup turn left go forward.
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:55 pm
by CTB170i
I watched a whole bunch of these on YouTube the other night…LOL
Once thing I noticed, there seems to be no driving laws, lights, merge lanes, lanes or just plain old respect for anyone on the road regardless cage or scooter…
Patiently waiting for my scooter to arrive…
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:37 am
by dakotamouse
wschmechel wrote:I like how the guys in the bus just get back in and go about their own business. I suppose...1.3 billion people...who's gonna miss one more, right?
That is what I noticed.......kinda well, gotta get back to work. See ya!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:26 am
by peabody99
CTB170i wrote:I watched a whole bunch of these on YouTube the other night…LOL
Once thing I noticed, there seems to be no driving laws, lights, merge lanes, lanes or just plain old respect for anyone on the road regardless cage or scooter…
Patiently waiting for my scooter to arrive…
This was my observation when I visited Beijing. Madness
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:04 pm
by agrogod

The ending was priceless. Earlier when the guy finally ran into the bus and grabs his stomach I'm thinking "OW, your bus hurt my stomach"
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 3:56 am
by peabody99
As I take another look at this, isn't it really a nightmare to be so out of control? I swear I've had bad dreams like this. I feel bad for the guy. I seriously hope he stayed as indestructible after falling in the hole as he did running into everything else.

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:15 am
by michelle_7728
bluebuddygirl wrote:It looks like part of the problem was that it wouldn't stop running, as in the accelerator was stuck on. That or he was incredibly drunk. But if you look closely, after each incident he seems to be just trying to control the direction but can't stop it from going forward. I think I would have shut it off and started pushing.
I agree. Looked like his throttle was stuck...but who knows. Whacky!
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 7:00 am
by az_slynch
I watched it some more and had a thought:
The bike only seems to accelerate abruptly when he turns the bars to the left. I'd suspect that the bike has a short throttle cable that's getting stretched each time he pushes the throttle grip farther away from the carb, e.g. turning left. Either that, or the cables snagging on the frame someplace. I recalled seeing this problem on a Diamo before. Had to re-route the throttle cable to resolve it.
Still, the key or kill switch would have been a smart move.
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 12:29 pm
by Tocsik
Guess the scooter just decided to place the guy in the most available grave site.
Which happened to be quite conveniently located.