Why would someone cause so much trouble over this little thing?

Jake (AKA

I have an electric scooter, and I let my friend ride it. He took his little cousin for a ride on it, and in their journey, they rode through an alley behind where my Mom works. Well, a person was backing up, and they had to stop because he was passing by. Well, this person started to freak out, and started screaming at a nearby person, asking if they saw that. Well, this person said they did, and they said "that's Boo's son on his DANG scooter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (people call Mom Boo.) Well, they started freaking out, and they called Mom to the lobby and started screaming at her to control me (even though it wasn't me). It was all Mom could do to keep them from calling the police! (They love to call the police. Once they even tried to call them because Mom drove the Blazer to work and I took it home like she asked.) They said that he was flying through the alley, and someone could've been killed! Well, Mom made me get the car and chase him down to confiscate the scooter, and she was mad. She started freaking out and yelling at my friend. Well, I know my scooter, and I know that alley. That scooter barely goes 15 mph on flat ground with one person. That alley is very rough, and there were two people on it. It was probably going no more than 10 mph and I doubt that it was even going that fast, as much as my friend cares about his cousin. I talked to him, and he said he wasn't going that fast. Also, the worst thing that could happen even if he was going that fast is a dent in the car and some minor scratches unless some freak thing happened. Everyone is still mad, and my and my friend are mad too- he's mad because everyone is overreacting and yelling at him, and I'm mad because they called my scooter "dang." Why is everyone making such a problem out of this simple event? The way I see it is that it's the car driver's fault since she should've been watching where she was going when backing out from a parking spot. I wonder if it was a car going through, would they call the cops? I don't see the problem. I already asked this in another section yesterday, but only got one answer so far.
Mom is equally as upset as the rest of them.
Andrew- Same friend, different scooter.
1. My scooter is street legal.
2. It's *my* Blazer, thank you.
3. I have a license.
And also, if a car is backing into traffic, the traffic has right of way. Anything else?

Answer
Because they did wrong and know it.
Because they could have seriously hurt or killed a couple of kids - and know it.
Because they can blame the kids - and know it.

What do I need to ride a moped in Arizona?

Roxas806

I am 15 years old and about 2 months (licence and permit still out of reach), I am looking for a simple alternative from walking and standard bikes in order to commute to friends' houses.

Do I still need a special license, a permit or just a normal license in order to operate a moped even if it is not on roads and highways, only within neighborhoods?

Also would I need to register anything? About how much money would I need to spend on additional fees?

Finally, Is a moped even what I am looking for? Is there something easier and cheaper that can accomplish the same tasks, just goes about 20-25 mph and is not like those electric things that only last 10 minutes on charge.

Answer
A driver's license at a minimum.
I suggest a bicycle.

No, I'm NOT kidding, bicycles go where others can't.
I rode one 20 miles to work when I was 18, before I earned enough for a car.
Average speed:13.33mph.

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