I've been saying for years that they should ban those electric scooters (mopeds) on the gold coast. The people who hire them drive around in packs like a bunch of hooligans causing trouble. They're a traffic danger and a danger to pedestrians. Usually the people who hire them also have no clue how to ride the freak'in things which makes it all the more dangerous.
Not convinced? Well think about this. A 6 year old boy was travelling down the footpath on the boardwalk in front of Sea World at the weekend. He was riding his foot powered scooter while his nanny walked next to him. Some fucktard on one of those hired mopeds came flying down the footpath full throttle and went straight over the little boy.
The force knocked the boy forward where he hit his head on the brick/concrete footpath and suffered severe head injuries. Apparently the moped rider hadn't even attempted to break! And worse still he did not stop to assist the child he just decimated with his motor vehicle. The boy was rushed to the Gold Coast Hospital but due to the nature of his injuries had to be transferred to the mater hospital in Brisbane. As of yesterday the boy was still listed as being in serious condition. Police say the child has sustained a fractured skull and was dragged for 20 meters on the front of the moped before being thrown to the path.
Now if these devices, or more over the hiring of them were banned from the Gold Coast this tragedy would never have happened. But lets at least learn from this experience and make sure it doesn't happen to any other people, especially young children.
Other adults whom were walking down the same path claim to have been almost struck by the same rider. The police are seeking information in regards to the identity of the rider who was described as wearing board shorts, a singlet t-shirt and a black open faced helmet. If by chance any of you have information regarding this case please contact crime stoppers immediately on 1800 333 000. Your call is toll free and can be anonymous if you wish.
And if by even bigger coincidence you're the rider of the moped, man up and turn yourself into police. What you did was utterly atrocious and you should count yourself lucky it wasn't one of my children you hit with me walking next to them. If you had, you'd be dead now. So just take a good hard look at yourself and what you've done to this poor little boy then do the right thing idiot and turn yourself in.
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