Conform to My Stereotypes, Dammit!

Today I saw a guy driving one of those new electric mopeds, while smoking.  Which seemed odd.  Oh, I should explain, yes it was a cigarette.  Pot on an electric scooter I could see.  But tobacco, that's weird on so many levels.

• He's polluting more than the bike is.
• He's concerned about the well-being of the planet, but not himself or those around him.
• The bike had a warning buzzer so pedestrians could hear the otherwise silent vehicle coming.  So he is concerned about the safety of people around him, but only in front of him.

If he was on a Harley, say, then having a cigarette hanging off his lips would look a little more fitting.  And yes, I can see it's far safer to smoke on something electric than a gasoline-powered vehicle.  Which brings up the next paradox: he was wearing a helmet.  These things are legally bicycles, so he doesn't even have to be wearing it.  If he's smoking to look cool, he could do a lot more by dropping the helmet.  If he's wearing the helmet for safety, he could do a lot more by quitting smoking.