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Title: E-scooter rider dead after Blanch collision
Post by: watty on August 04, 2025, 10:56:22 am

They're getting good at this!  Think another one bit the dust in Blanch just a week or two ago...

Man dies in collision involving e-scooter in Blanchardstown (https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0804/1526828-dublin-blanchardstown-rtc/)

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A man in his 30s has died following a road collision involving a car and an e-scooter in Dublin last night.  The collision occurred on the Old Navan Road in Blanchardstown at around 10.50pm.  The man, who was on the e-scooter, was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, but was later pronounced dead.  No other injuries were reported.

Be careful out there - they'll be all over the road with the windy conditions.




Man (20s) dies in hospital after weekend e-scooter crash in Finglas (https://www.thejournal.ie/man-dies-e-scooter-crash-finglas-6734695-Jun2025/) (June 2025)

Title: Re: E-scooter rider dead after Blanch collision
Post by: John m on August 04, 2025, 11:18:38 am

Fair amount of Fucktards on them deserve to die stupit cunts not a spark of light on the rear drifting in and out of traffic Natural Selection to stupit to look after themselves .I sometimes avoid Bus lanes as they bounce off the footpath straight out in front of you .A lot of riders have no road sense no need to pass a knowledge test before you can take to the roads .

Title: Re: E-scooter rider dead after Blanch collision
Post by: watty on August 04, 2025, 11:43:29 am

I get the feeling that some of the teenagers will work out how to crash into a car with minor injuries but big claims.  Maybe taxis will be avoided because a lot of us (?) have dashcams?  They're best avoided  >:(

Title: Re: E-scooter rider dead after Blanch collision
Post by: John m on August 04, 2025, 11:48:15 am

Watty try cross long mile to Nangor Road with somebody on a Scooter in front or beside or behind you .They start out in the middle of lane one and two then cut in front of uou or dont or might then they head for the inside nearest the path no mirrors or idea whats behind them .I saw a lad get creamed just after the Liffey Valley Big Roundabout got clattered by a car coming off the M50 .Sandwiched between two lines of fast moving traffic .He was Ok but lucky not to be hit by cars as he got knocked across multiple lanes of traffic .

Title: Re: E-scooter rider dead after Blanch collision
Post by: silverbullet on August 06, 2025, 03:40:18 pm

I just had my bike overhauled @ http://www.dublinbikeshop.ie/ (http://www.dublinbikeshop.ie/)

Your man said that 99% of the e-scooters and bikes are illegal, particularly one's with a throttle.