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Something I've never understood is why skateboards and mopeds and vespas? Why aren't we all moving around on something small but stable like an electric fourwh
by brm 9y ago
Something I've never understood is why skateboards and mopeds and vespas?
Why aren't we all moving around on something small but stable like an electric fourwheeler/quad/atv or whatver you want to call it?
I've never received a good answer why the more stable, easier to ride, less likely to topple quad hasn't been adapted to city use or even made street legal, when mopeds and vespas are everywhere.
You can still park many of them in the space of a car and many more people would be capable of driving them. To me the electric quad seems like no brainer city vehicle.
- Gracana 9y agoSmall four wheelers are super sketchy at scooter speeds. The short wheelbase makes for quick and flighty steering and the narrow track makes them tippy. You have to lean to maintain balance, but leaning is not initiated and controlled via steering like it is on a two-wheeler, so it feels less natural. You also have a big increase in cost and complexity. Twice as many wheels which means more bearings, more suspension components, etc. You need a differential and drive shafts and CV joints, which are expensive. A solid axle would be cheaper, but a solid axle on the street makes for some tricky riding dynamics. It is heavier, so the parts need to be stronger. The motor is harder to get at, which makes maintenance harder. And no matter what, a scooter will always be smaller and so will always have better places to park.
- krtkush 9y agoScooters are easier to fold and carry around too.
- stefkors 9y agoI imagine because of the european market on scooters. In The Netherlands for example electric skateboards are illegal out of the box and require a licence plate (because its a fully motorized vehicle) scooters and vespas are already ingrained in culture and have a market.