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New Bolt doesn't stop instantly either. ;-)
55 mph electric skateboard (4:24)

Yeah, a safe 30 MPH electric scooter/self-balancing thing would be challenging. Maybe instead of 2 or 4 wheels, it'll have 1. Who knows.

Cheers,
Scott.
New That's just dumb
One pebble or crack in the pavement and you're down. Much worse, a kid steps off the curb in front of you and you've got effectively no brakes.

This isn't like the introduction of cars, where people weren't used to judging speed. We now teach our kids to look both ways, and we learn to judge how fast they're coming and when it's safe to step in front of them. These things are up against laws of physics: They're so top-heavy you can't brake or turn aggressively without going down.

They can't share space with cars because the roads aren't smooth enough, and they can't share space with pedestrians because they can't maneuver.
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Drew
New It's apparently not that bad in the real world.
http://phys.org/news/2016-06-segway-hoverboard-la-streets.html

They'll only get better over time, but it might not be a linear progression.

Cheers,
Scott.
     Interesting gizmo for sale on Prime Day at Amazon - (Another Scott) - (31)
         A Segway you can sit on? -NT - (pwhysall) - (8)
             That's what I thought ... look at the second product image -NT - (drook)
             It looks like you "steer" it with your knees. - (Another Scott) - (6)
                 Don't forget what the Segway started out as - (drook) - (3)
                     Good point. - (Another Scott) - (2)
                         Arduino.. - (Ashton) - (1)
                             :-) People are doing lots of neat things with them. There are lots of similar controllers, too. - (Another Scott)
                 I think George would still fall off... -NT - (scoenye) - (1)
                     rofl. :-) -NT - (Another Scott)
         Segway: a solution looking for a problem - (pwhysall) - (21)
             Maybe. - (Another Scott) - (13)
                 You're both completely missing the point - (malraux) - (1)
                     D'Oh! -NT - (Another Scott)
                 It doesn't have a tiny footprint, though. - (pwhysall) - (10)
                     Dunno about cheap. - (Another Scott) - (9)
                         So that one's $1600 - (pwhysall) - (8)
                             So you're planning on shorting Ninebot then? :-) We'll see. - (Another Scott) - (7)
                                 Re: So you're planning on shorting Ninebot then? :-) We'll see. - (pwhysall) - (3)
                                     Bolt doesn't stop instantly either. ;-) - (Another Scott) - (2)
                                         That's just dumb - (drook) - (1)
                                             It's apparently not that bad in the real world. - (Another Scott)
                                 I had one of these for a while - (crazy) - (2)
                                     Neat. Thanks for the pointer. -NT - (Another Scott)
                                     Seconding that experience, via a Whizzer™ motor-bike - (Ashton)
             Integrating with the current infrastructure - (drook) - (5)
                 Cars were rapidly *massively* better than carriages - (pwhysall) - (2)
                     Agreed - (drook) - (1)
                         I want the conveyors from Caves of Steel. -NT - (mmoffitt)
                 Interestingly, for a while in between there, as bicycles replaced horses for riding... - (CRConrad) - (1)
                     My first encounter with København.. - (Ashton)
             Nope, wrong: That one is apparently ideal for at least some disabled people. - (CRConrad)

I saw this floating around, and liked what it had to say.
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