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

Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by anon334455 on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @06:31PM (#33632555)

Created a new account to warn everyone to be more aware around street corners. I once tried to catch a train so I rode a scooter on the sidewalk which I normally don't. Seeing no cars, I didn't slow too much at a street corner, and ran into someone. Luckily the top speed on the scooter was 15mph and I slowed to probably 13mph, but still, the force was too much and the person failed pretty hard. I swear to never do that again. Please pay extra care around street corners, and tell your kids to do so.

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by Aeolun on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @07:33PM (#33633240)

Most of didn't have to run into someone to learn this thing, but I'm glad you know now.

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by yafbum on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @11:51PM (#33635111)

Thanks for sharing. As a longtime bicyclist, I've been shocked by the increase, over the past decade, of reckless behaviors on the streets due to electric mobility riders. I'm glad to see some are learning, though sad to see it's only at the cost of someone getting hurt ...

While we're on the topic, street corners or not, the warning should extend to all sidewalk riding. Driveways and pedestrian gates don't usually have enough clearance around them that you would be able to see what's coming. (At least in the US where sidewalks aren't typically set up with a dedicated bike lane)

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by torbTurret on Thursday November 17, 2022 @12:35AM (#33635376)

Of course the type of person to ride a scooter on the sidewalk and hit someone will spin it as a lesson to others. It’s too bad you weren’t sued so you could learn to accept so e responsibility.

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by Thorrez on Thursday November 17, 2022 @01:14AM (#33635602)

If anon334455 didn't want to leave a comment, anon334455 didn't have to.

What's the point of anon334455 commenting except to warn others to be careful?

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by torbTurret on Friday November 18, 2022 @01:35AM (#33651122)

Catharsis, ego, etc.

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by Thorrez on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:45AM (#33652475)

Maybe. But even so, I do think the comment might cause some readers to behave more safely. Someone saying "I did this thing and it had a bad outcome, don't be like me" has more impact that someone saying "Don't do this thing."

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by atomicUpdate on Thursday November 17, 2022 @01:00AM (#33635519)

> the person failed pretty hard

How did they “fail” when you plowed right into them?

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by Thorrez on Thursday November 17, 2022 @01:12AM (#33635592)

I'm pretty sure anon334455 meant "fell" not "failed".

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by tanseydavid on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:53PM (#33647103)

Fell is just a particular "failure state". ;)

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Re:CPSC calls for full recall of all Onewheel self-balancing... by everyone on Thursday November 17, 2022 @05:13AM (#33636962)

This highlights another big issue. You were riding your vehicle on the footpath. Vehicles of all types should be on roads, not a footpath which is for people on foot. But in many countries for decades the road has been an incredibly hostile place for any mode of transport other than a car. As usual the person with the smaller mode of transport suffers the biggest injustice, in your case the pedestrian.

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