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4 deaths in all those years? Much safer than most forms of transport then? Of course I didn’t do the math but it seems like very little, perhaps there also aren
by teekert 4y ago
4 deaths in all those years? Much safer than most forms of transport then? Of course I didn’t do the math but it seems like very little, perhaps there also aren’t that many out there?
- advisedwang 4y ago"four reported deaths between ... after the product failed to balance the rider or suddenly stopped while in motion" These are deaths specifically from the scooter suddenly stopping mid-ride and throwing the rider off. It's not including deaths like getting hit by a car. This is the product spontaniously killing people!
- easygenes 4y agoYes, but it is unclear that there was a product failure involved in any of those cases. If the electronics failed that’s one thing. If the battery died because the user ignored it repeatedly haptically nagging them that the battery would die soon, that’s another very different thing.
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- kube-system 4y ago4 deaths might be quite a lot for such a relatively low volume product. By comparison, some car models have recently had their death rates drop to zero after nobody died in them over similar periods of time. And these figures are mostly user error. Deaths due to product failures of automobiles are usually pretty notable and are acted upon by regulators.
- Havoc 4y agoThere are an alarming amount of “me too” in this hn comment section (non fatal obv)