Cute, but the driver’s complete lack of safety gear is unnerving.
I’m more concerned about the cat. The rider can take his own risks, but the cat is not capable of articulating its opinions on the matter.
That appears to be a Honda Navi, which has me wondering why it has a low power scooter sticker (the blue thing) rather than a license plate. As far as I can tell Colorado should class that as a full-on motorcycle with all of the obligations required thereof, since the displacement limit is 50cc and the Navi is 109cc.
There are countless Navi clones out of china
Pretty sure that’s a 50cc Ruckus.
But seriously, fuck this guy for putting his cat in danger to look cool. Vet appointment? Denver actually has public transport.
It might be. If so, he gets away with no plate. I dunno about CO but where I am you “technically” don’t need a helmet to ride a 50cc but it’s still obviously not a great idea.
Edit: Actually, you can see the edge of one of the round headlights peeking out of the side there, which I missed. Yeah, it’s a Ruckus (or a clone thereof).
tubular frame, underbone style = Rukus. Great scooters.
If the cat was stressed, it would let the owner know, and certainly wouldn’t allow itself to get in the box again.
As far as risks go, in the US, bikes are ~30x more dangerous per mile, but you can cut that to ~5x by not drinking and speeding, and probably more by being extra cautious of cars.
Or you can just choose not to put your cat in that situation and it cuts those risks by 100%
My cat loves riding on the passenger side of the dash in my truck when we go places. But do I let him be out of his carrier on streets with other drivers? Fuck no, good chance those other drivers are idiots.
Edit: Relevant cat tax
You can cut risk by 50% keeping of roads friday and saturday nights.
I’d worry that the cat can jump out. Then again, transparent backpacks apparently get hot and stuffy. I wonder if a non-transparent backpack with a plastic window and ventilation slits could work (or just with a grille instead of the window).
There are various backpacks with transparent plastic observation domes, which I think are included in ‘too little air’. I’m guessing a grille dome would work better.
Edit: maybe something like this:
That looks like an inverted figurehead.
Figurehead is the right way around, the captain is looking backwards though…
