London 'hoverboard' bus crash teenager dies Posted by merah on Friday December 11, 2015 @10:56AM from the bbc.co.uk dept. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35068900 ( 1 comment | 3 points | on HN )
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-2492360 states that between 2008 and 2013 their were 1,889 people seriously injured or killed by a London bus.
I can't help but wonder if you might not be safer on a "hoverboard" than on foot or a bicycle.