a few days ago I was walking on the pavement,
when without any warning an electric scooter came past me so fast, really fast, if at that moment I decided to walk to the edge of the pavement and cross the road, we would have had a fearful collision, looking at scooters on the Internet later in the day I came across this one,
developed by California-based product designer Nathan Allen,the Stator, has oversized wheels connected to a single-tube frame and a single,
wraparound handlebar with an electronic control unit (turned on by a wireless
RFID tag or standard key), the Stator features extreme off-the-line torque and speeds up to
30 mph with a 20-mile range,
modularity is part of its design, which is made up of
components that can be swapped out and customized, including the seat,
headlights, brake lights, phone chargers and holders, custom racks and rack
bags,
it’s powered by a 1000W geared motor and a 20-Ah, 48-volt, lithium-ion battery pack tucked under the baseboard. Different power settings can be used to achieve better performance or balance energy usage,
now here is the thing, the scooter that just missed me looked small and light, but still it would, at the speed it was going, have resulted in a serious injury to myself and the driver, but scooters like this one above are no lightweights, tipping the scales at 90 pounds or so, with speed and the weight of the driver making it a potentially fatal combination, in the UK all electric scooters are illegal on the road or pavement, so anyone buying one can only use it on private land and property, so expect to see, like many cyclist, lawbreakers causing mayhem and injury, with no insurance in case of an accident, and no way to trace an owner he/she/it survives the collision with little or no injury, and they then have it away on their toes, I just hope the accident does not involve me!
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