CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards

Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by ramesh31 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:07PM (#33632276)

>Mind elaborating what it is you see?

A lot of people just fall. Like a sack of potatoes. Their inner ear senses a point of no return, and they just let gravity take over from there.

Other people sense the fall, and react, but they are still just trying to stop the fall from happening, so they break their wrists on impact.

But usually anyone with any kind of athletic experience or decent kinematic awareness understands that the fall is happening and the point is to direct it. The elbows tuck, the neck lowers, and they guard the body while directing the inevitable fall.

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by themitigating on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @07:05PM (#33632933)

Couldn't that be taught on mats in a gym instead of mistakes that could lead to injury?

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by alistairSH on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @07:31PM (#33633223)

Yes.

Judo and parkour both actively teach falling and body-awareness. Gymnastics does, though it’s not generally as formal/explicit - you just get the body awareness from beginner-level tumbling.

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