• rabber@lemmy.ca
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      It’s basically impossible to find a job in Finland right now if that makes you feel any better

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          Yeah there’s support. But Finlands economy is really stagnant right now. Also they border Russia. And the country is politically swinging to the right like most places today

          The grass is always greener lol

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            Fair points.

            I’m not saying you’re wrong, just that unemployment means something very different in more extreme capitalist countries. :)

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              Oh yeah I’d rather be Finnish than American right now haha

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            How are you and your fellow Finns with expats? I have dreamed of learning Finnish and trying to get a visa

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              I’m not Finnish but I tried to move there a few years back. Finland is sadly quite xenophobic.

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                  Yeah my life dream is to live in Iceland but short of marrying someone there it’s probably never happening

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    The first change to the law sets a minimum age for operating an e-scooter at 15.

    I suppose that’s sensible, we have the same age limit for driving a moped.

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      personally I think this needs to be enforced in the US too because a lot of stupid ass kids end up in traffic nearly getting hit by cars without a helmet on on those E scooters cuz they’re dumb

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        True, they shouldn’t be allowed on the roads, but if you required an age limit of 15 for e-scooters why not e-bikes as well?

        And then if you need an age limit for e-bikes why not regular bikes?

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          Because a kid on a regular bike can’t easily go from 0-30mph within a few seconds

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          Regular bikes don’t have a motor. E-bikes and e-scooters do have a motor. Some regulation on e-bikes may be needed, but regular bikes have been regulated as much as is needed. Maybe a helmet law, but even that seems unnecessary.

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      I mean, if they fine the kid, realistically the parent is probably paying it anyway.

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      IDK what country you are from? But most European countries already enforce this for other types of motorized small transport like mopeds. Here (Denmark) a moped requires a license.
      We also have speed restrictions on e-bikes, here it’s 25 km/h that is also enforced.

      I was never into it, but my brother has many stories of escaping police on his moped that could go twice as fast as the legal limit! 😋

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        Finland; our police force is already really overextended and generally doesn’t give a shit about small stuff like this.

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          It’s the same thing here, but still if there’s an accident, the parents will be fined and the scooter confiscated.
          There are also periods that are less hectic than others, and then police will go for the lesser stuff.
          Most police forces also have systems, where they allocate time to focus on things that are not everyday priority.

          My guess is that Finish police is as well organized as most other European countries.
          Obviously this isn’t a high priority, but that doesn’t mean the police will just let it pass if they spot a blatant violation.

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            if there’s an accident, the parents will be fined and the scooter confiscated.

            Yeah, but that’s post hoc enforcement

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      Yes how would the police ever do their job. This right here is the excuse why they shouldn’t have a budget for armored vehicles tactical body armor and assault rifles. They can’t even enforce a scooter ticket. Acab.