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Love the idea but not sure about the use in denser cities. I saw my first boosted in action on the streets of SF during my morning commute. Seems cool but the g

by infecto 12y ago

Love the idea but not sure about the use in denser cities. I saw my first boosted in action on the streets of SF during my morning commute. Seems cool but the gentleman was riding in the bicycle lane at around 10mph which is much slower than all other traffic on the road, including bicycles. I really want to love these types of transportation but I have a hard time seeing how they can scale without cities adopting to them. We already have enough trouble getting proper bicycling safety and then we introduce electric longboards on top of the existing skate/longboards and push scooters that already roll around on the streets and worse, sidewalks. Maybe I am just biased because I dislike push scooters on sidewalks but then where is the push scooter legally able to go?

danvayn 12y ago
I would like to read some feedback from city users. I'm from Chicago and it's fun to think about getting a boosted board but $1200 dollars is a high price for something that I never read about.
skdoo 12y ago
We usually ride at the same speed as others in the bike lane. It works well around bikes and doesn't need any additional infrastructure. It was originally designed for a campus but we learned early on that users in dense cities love it in part because it's faster than any other mode of transport they've tried.
- infecto 12y ago
  Does not really answer the issue though. Most cities do not treat boards as legal to use on roads. Yes they make great campus or paved pathway tools but they still have no place on the streets with bicycles and motorized vehicles. When there is already poor bicycling infrastructure in most cities these seem to be more headache than helpful. All of the ones I see rolling around San Francisco move at about 10-15mph with bicycles passing them all the time. I have no numbers to back this claim but I am going to guess that a bicycle still has a shorter stopping distance than these.

by infecto 12y ago

danvayn 12y ago

I would like to read some feedback from city users. I'm from Chicago and it's fun to think about getting a boosted board but $1200 dollars is a high price for something that I never read about.

skdoo 12y ago

We usually ride at the same speed as others in the bike lane. It works well around bikes and doesn't need any additional infrastructure. It was originally designed for a campus but we learned early on that users in dense cities love it in part because it's faster than any other mode of transport they've tried.

infecto 12y ago
Does not really answer the issue though. Most cities do not treat boards as legal to use on roads. Yes they make great campus or paved pathway tools but they still have no place on the streets with bicycles and motorized vehicles. When there is already poor bicycling infrastructure in most cities these seem to be more headache than helpful. All of the ones I see rolling around San Francisco move at about 10-15mph with bicycles passing them all the time. I have no numbers to back this claim but I am going to guess that a bicycle still has a shorter stopping distance than these.