Olé? No, oy vey!
Corey Johnson's vacation in Mexico City was rudely interrupted on Tuesday when he tumbled off a Lime scooter and cut himself up.
According to the Speaker's personal Twitter account, the potential mayoral candidate did not do so well in his maiden voyage on an e-scooter — a form of transportation whose legality in New York City is currently before the Council.
"First five minutes on a @limebike scooter in Mexico City and I face plant on a busy street," Johnson tweeted from his personal account, which he recently renamed after a "Game of Thrones" character.
First five minutes on a @limebike scooter in Mexico City and I face plant on a busy street!
— Corey Johnson (@CoreyinNYC) April 23, 2019
Scraped, scratched, covered in black stains from the tar on the road but not injured!
Now to the Museum of Anthropology!
Johnson said he was "not injured" in the crash, but that he was "scraped, scratched [and] covered in black stains from the tar on the road."
Well-wishers filled Johnson's Twitter feed, but others pointed out that the Speaker's experience might come back to haunt supporters of the still-illegal form of micro-mobility.
"A bad sign for the bill being considered that would legalize e-scooters in NYC?" tweeted Jeff Coltin, a reporter for City & State.
The Speaker is on vacation in the Mexican capital through Friday, his office confirmed.
