Hi guys. Sharing for awareness and safety for everyone out there. I just got jumped by 4 kids scootering home tonight at 9pm at the corner of K St NW and 1st St NW.
I was scootering home in the bike lane and a random kid on a Lime scooter came towards me going the wrong way and I went around him then went up on the pedestrian bus ramp and 3 boys jumped out and blocked the ramp down and moved to grab me. I jumped my scooter off the ramp trying to get away and they grabbed me and my scooter. I moved away and started my scooter again to get away and they ran after me and pulled my hair and ripped my sunglasses out of my hair. I screamed when they pulled my hair and a biker passed at that moment and yelled. The kids all ran away and I got away.
I guess the message is be careful around especially if you’re a woman and scootering alone. Luckily I was on my scooter not a Lime and was able to go much faster and escape.
Even though these were kids, they were all around the same size as me since they were all boys and I’m a 5’2” woman.
Posting here cuz the post was taken down by the mods of washingtondc