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0 pointsthinkmassive2y ago0 comments

They can also be extremely fun!

It’s unfortunate that so many people fail to recognize the inherent danger and choose to blame the device instead of their abilities.

Anyone who can’t control their balance on the fulcrum of a kart tire — under their own muscle power — trying to go fast on one of these boards is outright reckless.

0 pointsthinkmassive2y ago0 comments

They can also be extremely fun!

It’s unfortunate that so many people fail to recognize the inherent danger and choose to blame the device instead of their abilities.

Anyone who can’t control their balance on the fulcrum of a kart tire — under their own muscle power — trying to go fast on one of these boards is outright reckless.

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nomel2y ago· 4 in thread

New things, that don’t have historic/cultural armor, can’t survive. For example, there were 450 bicycle deaths in 2020, unrelated to traffic.

xerox13ster2y ago

For example, the same year there were 100 times that many deaths due to cars. 40k. Would be unnacceptable if this mode of transport were introduced today.

_dain_2y ago

>unrelated to traffic

[doubt]

nomel2y ago

I should have provided the reference:

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics...

shkkmo2y ago

Go watch some MTB videos, you'll have less doubt.

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