I've been thinking about the number of injuries turning up everywhere from those electric hire scooters which I am tempted to try. (See here, for example.)
Having watched people on them (and some videos of people going all wobbly on them - you can search Youtube yourself), I reckon that part of the problem is that they do seem to need more of a sense of balance than they should.
Hence: why not have a three wheel design? They exist:
or this:
Surely these are better from a balance point of view? Surely the additional cost of an extra wheel is worth a safety increase?
I'd be tempted to legislate this, if I were in charge.
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