Not all people can or want to ride a bicycle, they require a fair amount of work. Sure, they may be GOOD for you but there is a real appeal to having a machine do the work instead. That's one of the reasons people like cars and motorcycles. A traffic jam in front of Balducci's? Those take place at least twice a day already. And these things take up far less room than a car does. How many commutors drive by themselves into the city on nice days wrapped in their two-ton, gas guzzeling, polluting, dangerous vehicles?
OK, so it isn't too cool, it looks like a push lawn mower, so it ain't a flying machine, but if people could give up their love affair's with the automobile I think this thing could really help to cut down on the world's consumption of gasoline. Bill, I understand why a bicycle and scateboard enthusiast such as yourself wouldn't be interested, but not all people are as fitness oriented as you......
I was just riffing and I liked skateboards for transportation as much as recreation (fitness !?), but I dont know who would use this item. As an automobile replacement, the first level to aproach would be the suburban "station car" (typically a compact). Thats the car that gets dad from his house to the rr station to get to work in town. Does it compete with peds on the sidewalk or compete with the cars, trucks and busses in the street at 17 mph. More likely it will be a bridge between your Chevy Surburban and say, the entrance to the mall and back. What about urban use ? Street or sidewalk ? Ok, maybe bike lanes. Do you see bike messengers using it instead of 10 speeds, mountain bikes or mopeds with a full bag of mail. I saw a brief vid clip on cbs news last night (no safty helmet?). They really do zip though. Shriners could turn in the go-carts and use these things for fig. 8's in parades. Better get a crash fez!
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OK, so it isn't too cool, it looks like a push lawn mower, so it ain't a flying machine, but if people could give up their love affair's with the automobile I think this thing could really help to cut down on the world's consumption of gasoline. Bill, I understand why a bicycle and scateboard enthusiast such as yourself wouldn't be interested, but not all people are as fitness oriented as you......
- steve 12-04-2001 4:46 am
I was just riffing and I liked skateboards for transportation as much as recreation (fitness !?), but I dont know who would use this item. As an automobile replacement, the first level to aproach would be the suburban "station car" (typically a compact). Thats the car that gets dad from his house to the rr station to get to work in town. Does it compete with peds on the sidewalk or compete with the cars, trucks and busses in the street at 17 mph. More likely it will be a bridge between your Chevy Surburban and say, the entrance to the mall and back. What about urban use ? Street or sidewalk ? Ok, maybe bike lanes. Do you see bike messengers using it instead of 10 speeds, mountain bikes or mopeds with a full bag of mail. I saw a brief vid clip on cbs news last night (no safty helmet?). They really do zip though. Shriners could turn in the go-carts and use these things for fig. 8's in parades. Better get a crash fez!
- bill 12-04-2001 3:09 pm [1 comment]