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eScooters do many things that the Segway didn't: + Have a reasonable price point. Hundreds, versus thousands. + Operates in the wet. Including the very wet, l
by shakna 4y ago
eScooters do many things that the Segway didn't:
+ Have a reasonable price point. Hundreds, versus thousands.
+ Operates in the wet. Including the very wet, like hail. You can even test it offroad without necessarily needing to use the offroad equipment.
+ Familiarity. You don't need to learn to ride them, because it was likely you'd already ridden something similar.
+ It's easy to safely fall, when you inevitably make a mistake. You may not even hit the ground.
+ You can go a reasonable speed - you're not looking to replace walking, but jogging.
+ More familiarity. The imagery of riding a scooter is more of playing around and having fun, than dorkyness or awkwardness, because the device looks unfamiliar and like a new experience. Which makes you more likely to try it, at least once. More people trying it "just once" the more no one notices if you pick it up, because it becomes common.
- aidenn0 4y ago> Familiarity. You don't need to learn to ride them, because it was likely you'd already ridden something similar. Really? I cannot ride a two-wheeled scooter (electric or otherwise) for the life of me. I make it about 4 feet before falling over. I think my record distance is 10 feet.
- ghaff 4y agoI wouldn't even think of trying to ride one. I didn't grow up riding bikes (narrow country lanes) and still wouldn't think of riding a bike in traffic.
- aidenn0 4y agoFor some reason I can ride a bicycle just fine, but the stand-up scooters baffle my sense of balance. I think part of it is the smaller wheels, but that can't be the only thing...
- shakna 4y agoIf you're unable to balance on a scooter, then it seems highly likely that the Segway, which operates primarily on a pivot point, would be similarly difficult for you, if not much worse.
- aidenn0 4y agoI got to try a Segway and it was fine; a bit hard to stay still is all.
- rich_sasha 4y agoScooters also fit better with road patterns. Segways are too big, perhaps too fast for the pavements (certainly at 10 mph). But way too slow for the road. Escooters move at similar speeds to bikes so fit in the same niche. They are also narrower, and this matters on roads.
- dnissley 4y ago+ Lower weight. You can pick up many electric scooters and carry them up/down stairs, indoors, etc. Often weigh around 30 pounds or so. Segways weigh over 80 pounds.