Gabe Poirot was riding an electric skateboard at around 30 miles per hour without a helmet in October 2021 when he hit a small bump in the road and flipped backwards, landing directly on his head.
The impact cracked the then 20-year-old’s skull, causing a traumatic brain injury.
It’s kind of tragic how badly a TBI can mess up someone’s life, especially at such a young age.
With the increase of cheap ebikes this is becoming more and more common. Saw a CBC Marketplace investigation recently where most Toronto stores they visited advertised those vehicles to the under 16, against the law. They also offered to remove limiters to make the bikes go considerably faster.
They interviewed a teenager who now is missing chunks of his skull and cant form memories anymore.
Or a young child who got hit and run by an ebike and looked like he was in a car accident.
It’s kind of tragic how badly a TBI can mess up someone’s life, especially at such a young age.
Riding an electric skateboard without a helmet is already a sign of imbecility; he just added hallucinations to his mental deficiency.
I read that quickly and just thought 30km/h is fairly fast on a skateboard, but 30mph is just stupid fast.
Severe brain damage and religion. You can’t name a more iconic duo.
With the increase of cheap ebikes this is becoming more and more common. Saw a CBC Marketplace investigation recently where most Toronto stores they visited advertised those vehicles to the under 16, against the law. They also offered to remove limiters to make the bikes go considerably faster.
They interviewed a teenager who now is missing chunks of his skull and cant form memories anymore.
Or a young child who got hit and run by an ebike and looked like he was in a car accident.