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E-Bike Gangs of 11-Year-Olds Reaching 60 MPH Prompt Safety Concerns
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541: Skills, Struggle, and Responsibility. With Jimmy May.
What was said
"Kids now they have these vehicles, these e-bikes, some of them can go 60 miles an hour. And these kids rip on them too. They look like a motorcycle gang except for they're 11. There'll be 32 of them ripping wheelies all over the road, the sidewalks."
Willink and May discussed the proliferation of unregulated high-speed e-bikes among children in Southern California, with some capable of 60 mph. Willink noted roving groups of pre-teens operating in gang-like formations on roads and sidewalks. The conversation highlighted multiple fatalities and included an anecdote of a reckless juvenile rider killing an elderly substitute teacher, raising questions about impending regulation and liability.
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- Programme
- Jocko Podcast
- Episode
- 541: Skills, Struggle, and Responsibility. With Jimmy May.
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- 17:37
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