Stroll Seen while strolling...walking and wandering outside

[olli]

I was waiting at a pedestrian crossing today, watching a man in front of me carefully parking his scooter. Once he had it placed as he wanted it he put one hand on the saddle, his other hand on the adjacent concrete bollard and eased himself effortlessly into a handstand. He did a few leg exercises in that position, then lowered himself down just as effortlessly, climbed onto his scooter and rode off.

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[Panolyman]

I was waiting at a pedestrian crossing today, watching a man in front of me carefully parking his scooter. Once he had it placed as he wanted it he put one hand on the saddle, his other hand on the adjacent concrete bollard and eased himself effortlessly into a handstand. He did a few leg exercises in that position, then lowered himself down just as effortlessly, climbed onto his scooter and rode off.

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What a poser!
Did you report him for not wearing a helmet? 😉

 

[olli]

What a poser!
Did you report him for not wearing a helmet? 😉

There seems to be a bit of a grey area around helmets. I've no idea at what point an electrically powered two-wheeler is considered a vehicle. And given that most people ride their scooters on the pavement anyway they probably don't think they need one. Even on the roads there are quite a few people who don't bother.

 

[L0n3Gr3yW0lf]

I was waiting at a pedestrian crossing today, watching a man in front of me carefully parking his scooter. Once he had it placed as he wanted it he put one hand on the saddle, his other hand on the adjacent concrete bollard and eased himself effortlessly into a handstand. He did a few leg exercises in that position, then lowered himself down just as effortlessly, climbed onto his scooter and rode off.

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Now that's one overqualified Uber Eats driver ... I hope he's not Liam Neeson's deliver man because "something" will be Taken 😛

 

[MoonMind]

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[rloewy]

Something tells me they might be using salt on the roads...

 

[Robmas4229]

I couldn't escape the feeling that I was being watched.

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[olli]

Now that's one overqualified Uber Eats driver ... I hope he's not Liam Neeson's deliver man because "something" will be Taken 😛

Like many Western companies Uber charged into the Chinese market, failed miserably, and promptly withdrew. The guys on the left of the picture in yellow are the delivery riders for Meituan, which is the big beast when it comes to delivery here. They can get you pretty much anything and generally a lot quicker than Uber can manage. That said KFC, Starbucks and McDonald's are everywhere here. We even have Tim Horton and Dairy Queen. Uber seemed to think they could just walk in here and take over the market.

 

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