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> If not for that defect, it would have been the best tool for commuting in the city. Except for that part where you're going faster than the fastest sprinter,
by sneak 3y ago
> If not for that defect, it would have been the best tool for commuting in the city.
Except for that part where you're going faster than the fastest sprinter, with a high center of gravity. Even with a helmet, and no explicit defect, these things are inherently extremely dangerous by their very design.
- 303uru 3y agoI ride my bike, a lot. And I got passed once or twice a week for about a year by a guy on one of these that I assume was modified because it would go at least 25-30mph. No helmet on and he’d pretty belligerently pass me and pedestrians with little margin. Then I didn’t see him anymore.
- lstamour 3y agoSimilarly, I used to see these a lot last year, but I've only seen one person near me riding a one-wheel recently. Sadly, he was riding it with what looked like his 3 year old daughter holding on to his knees for dear life. I wanted to say something, but I assumed they're just going "to the store" nearby. But still... hurting yourself is one thing, but riding an e-scooter or one-wheel with young children seems like quite another...
- thinkmassive 3y agoThey can also be extremely fun! It’s unfortunate that so many people fail to recognize the inherent danger and choose to blame the device instead of their abilities. Anyone who can’t control their balance on the fulcrum of a kart tire — under their own muscle power — trying to go fast on one of these boards is outright reckless.
- nomel 3y agoNew things, that don’t have historic/cultural armor, can’t survive. For example, there were 450 bicycle deaths in 2020, unrelated to traffic.
- _dain_ 3y ago>unrelated to traffic [doubt]
- xerox13ster 3y agoFor example, the same year there were 100 times that many deaths due to cars. 40k. Would be unnacceptable if this mode of transport were introduced today.
- scrose 3y agoI didn’t mean for what I said to be a sweeping statement for everyone, but I see why you might have interpreter it that way. I only meant that it would have been the best commuting tool for me.