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Me thinking: This looks fun, I might want to get one of these! > I've broken both arms in the first 6 months of riding. Me closes the tab, backs away slowly..

• fossuser 10y ago
  Somewhat comically when I went to pick up my boosted board from their shop in Mountain View the guy I met shook my hand with his left hand which I thought was weird, but didn't think much about it. A bit later I asked if he commuted on his boosted board and he said that he did everyday until recently because he had surgery after shattering his right elbow. I asked, "Not from the boosted board right?" He smiled and said he had hit a bit of oil. Didn't exactly inspire confidence.
  • qq66 10y ago
    I don't really think there's a way to make a skateboard safe at speed. Ultimately if the skateboard stops suddenly, you continue to travel at the speed it was going, and unlike a bicycle, nothing is going to absorb damage except your body.