It's not common at all. I always keep the belt engaged because it also keeps the deceleration constant, and I do not know how to brake normally -- so the brakes are the only thing that will save my ass if a car jets out in front. Never had the remote cut off except the one time I forgot to charge the remote. But the beeping about 10 times before it cut off was ample warning. I have never really fell in love with a product before as much as the boosted board - and this is coming from someone who had zero skateboard/longboard experience. Maybe I'm a natural, or maybe it's just dumb simple to learn. I still can't cut corners very well and have problems figuring out the right tightness for my trucks, but that's my hangups, the board is still a great piece of engineering.