Are Electric Unicycles Safe to Ride? 

No one cares

@@OrangeGummyMoon and?

@@luthaeris1 Exactly 😂

@@OrangeGummyMoon I care.

That's why their wheels can glow at night

What makes you think the laws would be followed in New York?

You can see them in this video running several red lights. Cyclists have been incorporated into regular traffic for years and most of them run red lights, stop signs and make ilegal turns without thinking twice. So even if they make rules for this guys, we all know they aren't going to follow them...

@@shakemiz Do cars not run red lights, run stop signs and make illegal turns either?

@@matt4756 yeah he isnt bright at all lmfao

@@matt4756 not as much as cyclist

Fr. I use an electric boosted board. Go over 40 miles per hour, never had an accident. You just have to know the traffic laws, And be skilled.

Living is dangerous. inside edition just wants views and to enrage boomers who drive their oversized truck

Walking on the sidewalk is a thousand times safer than riding a unicycle in traffic like these guys do.

"it's not a matter of if you get into an accident, but when" is exactly what I also heard about cars. At least on less wheels, you'll get yourself killed and probably not someone else or knock out a power line or building in the process.

@@Manticorn very true. It's also when. We all will get in one eventually

Not unless a car turns into you especially with no signals... Happened twice to me...

Ah -- the choice between fender bender or spinal cord bender.

Yeah but on one of those you'll do more than just crash

I've never been in a crash and I've been driving 40 years.

Which is why you gotta GEAR UP!

With this badboy you'll crash headfirst

I agree, like skateboarding, it's a skill, so its up to the person who wants to take on that skill , if not they won't be riding it , I say let them ride

@@everyonesguy7466 failure is the best teacher. If you're a kid and you do something stupid and get hurt, you won't do it anymore. Gotta fall to learn to run

Except skateboards don't go 60mph.

@@cadavher go down a big hill and your face will be cheese grated no matter what you're on. Be safe and only do things you're comfortable with. Practice bailing the right way.

@@Max-js1mx hell yeah lol I went down a big hill 7 years back hit one small pebble and went flying I still have scars lol

You must be a democrat. Who cares about the stupid footprint. Go drive.

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10 unicycles without seat belts and air bags = youth. 10 huge SUVs = family.

@@julesjames593 why don’t you say the same for cyclists 🤡

@@kingdongo4388 because boomers like him still use bicycles and he really only wanted to speak out against the newfangled technology he doesn’t understand.

They had one job xD jeez

Yes they were reporting on Extended Care Units in the hospitals

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Lol

probably shouldn't''t be doing 18mph in a parking lot. ride safe but also smart

NYC is car centric? Come to Phoenix or Houston, and tell me that again.

NYC is the most "car not required" city in the country...

@@jae5103 by that you mean Manhattan isn't car centric, go out to some of the other boroughs (especially Staten Island) and tell me they aren't car centric

@@martinobunny1655 Sounds crazy, US overall is on a different level on this from a EU perspective.

@@jae5103 Sounds horrible if that is the bar

That's why we have sidewalks.

@@big_vart you know those don't do anything right? They're not separated from the road a car can just swerve into you

Low bar dude.

​@@egrintarg230nah it's true, the most dangerous thing most people do in big cities each day is usually walking especially when crossing intersections

Price range from $700 to $4000. Many different brand.

Should be classed as a class 3 ebike... Top speed of 40 km/h...

The problem is that if the masses did it there wouldn't be enough batteries and then the there is "how do we dispose of these batteries?"

@@RUillistEUC Maybe they could change the battery to Chargeable Battery. That would be easier.

You realize "proper regulation" would be a ban right?? All this news slander is going to make us into the likes of dirt bikes and ATVs

I'm from OKC just got into EUC now I'm riding every day through Phoenix

Cruising about 45 mph on mine during my lunch break. Should get some pads soon. And a helmet

I got a begode Extreme about a month ago and I came from a 16x and I absolutely love it.

I'm from OKC also and saw one for the first time tonight on the street in the dark at 119th south Western... Waiting to make a left turn at the light. Is there a EUC community here in OKC?

Sadly, I know a lot of people who got hit by cars

Not really!! because some of them just ride way too fast no matter what you put in place.

@@lionelhowell4972 well yeah sure, that's also the problem, but NYC is really behind on safe infrastructure and give all the room to cars. making good cycling paths makes things a lot less of a mess.

@@lionelhowell4972 you basically have to ride them fast if you're on the road. I own one and you don't wanna be being passed by cars on these, I'd rather do the same speed. Having separated paths takes the stress out of the travel and you can slow down and enjoy yourself properly.

@@francoismurrell4604 - speed limit on all streets in NYC is 25 mph. The riders there mostly ride at 25 to 30 mph, maybe 35 mph in traffic gaps. Most of the EUCs that can go faster than 35 mph were first made around 2020.

100% wrong!!! Cycles don't come with the safety equipment of an automobile. When mistakes happen -- and they happen in exclusive use bike lanes, intersections and roadways, that safety equipment is the difference between an insurance claim and ICU.

@@goodnightmunchie *takes long drag* unicycle? That's a word i never thought I'd hear again...🚬

😊😊😃😃 yeah be safe out there :) onthoese things ^^

To be fair, that could be a very abrupt balance change. I find it a bit hard to grasp, myself.

@@Manticorn nah you just lean back

That's one of the most common questions ppl ask. How do you stay on/move/stop? How fast? How much? Do you ever fall off?

But it can only do so much compared to a car no offense

@@notwhole5692 it's personal transportation bro, not a grocery hauler

Also most that I've seen limit your available speed until you've covered a set total distance 👌 so they force you to learn how to travel with it before you can ever get to any speeds that could seriously harm you/others. I feel like this inside edition piece was here to scare people 😑

@@notwhole5692 I mean in a dense city, this is arguably more useful than a car

@@briangiven7399 like you can drive that across the state

They're the most efficient thing I have ever seen.

The problem with focusing on riding behavior is that it changes with existing infrastructure. If bicycles and unicycles have more accessible, comfortable, and safer dedicated infrastructure, they won't need to weave through heavy car-traffic.

If they ban unicycles im still riding mine I don't care

XD 😂

Lol like a biker gang

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In Japan lol

Well if its on really high speed it really is

That’s true I used to ride a EUC and when I was riding at 40 mph mine felt like it was going to cutout on me until it finally did on a speed bump I didn’t see at 33mph

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Go ride one. It's easy to learn since you've ridden traditional unicycles. I'm 61 years old and was up and riding on my first try. Smiles for miles.

Ever true, euc should be class 3 ebike, with top speed of 40 km/h unless off-road not on pedestrian/bike paths...

I think they should be in the bike lane and not the rode. I mean imagine if a car hits them at full speed..

@@tacobell1299 imagine? You don't have to. It's the same as a motorcycle accident bro 🤷 ...which is why that particular argument holds no water

@@apparentlynot1stLeonchubbs As someone that rides motorcycle, unicycle, and one of the world's fastest EUCs (Begode Master) I disagree. It's worse than a motorcycle. If you get hit while on a motorcycle, at least you fly in the air. An EUCs pedals will try to break your shins just for falling off.

Cars already do that and kill people daily

I'm surprised to hear that in California. In Arizona they aren't everywhere but I've seen a dozen or so.

Try electric skateboard bro

@@aryshorts3888 I have three of them. I would not personally ride a unicycle. I repair electronics and don't know enough about them particularly but generally speaking anything using similar technology has multiple potential issues that can cause complete loss of power. At full speed if that happened you'd have no other option but to faceplant. Unless I'm missing something I will stick to the skateboards that don't require power to be balancing. It's absolutely possible that it has some built-in capacitor bank or something that keeps a certain amount of power so this doesn't happen. But until that's explained to me I wouldn't just make that assumption.

It self balances front to back, the user has to deal with the side to side balancing. Like a bike, without the front wheel to counterbalance.

@@TheMixxMaster - at sufficient speed, about 8 mph or so, EUCs will self-balance side to side if riding in a straight line, due to camber effect. The skill part is turning, since how much the rider leans is different than how much an EUC is tilted, and it takes a while to learn how to coordinate lean and tilt versus speed and turning radius.

They're cheating compared to what you did. It has a gyroscope built in.

@@aznative_ - a lot more than that, both Segways and electric unicycles have 3 axis magnetometer, accelerometer, gyro, and sense motor torque.

Yeah

That's because the police car becomes as dangerous to pedestrians as the fleeing car at that speed. A "chase" means the criminals will hit the accelerator.....endangering everybody in their path. In Europe the police just notify the police in front of the fleeing criminals...it always works.

@@petergibson2318 Oh yeah I understand, but it in America we don’t play that stuff lol. They would chase a Ferrari over one of these dudes on a unicycle any day of the week.

@@petergibson2318 “Always” is a generalization, nothing “always” works.

Someone has watched too much Tokyo Drift...

@@MikeyD64 Lol, I get you our relating to the movie reference. But? Why do you think they made that reference? Have you ever lived in Japan, because I have.

@@goodnightmunchie why so?

@@goodnightmunchie smooth brain

@@goodnightmunchie it would be funny if a “black fella” was doing that? you’re a racist and i hope everything in your life goes bad.

Electric spaceships?

@@goodnightmunchie you don’t have to bring race into this

and walking..

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Agreed

May I introduce you to Motocross armor? Same idea as people going 70mph+ on dirt bikes

@@Phanoton is that something people would wear in surface streets within cities? Somehow I doubt it. I can see some but not the majority that decides to get these

@@celestrio Actually most of us do wear gear. Even so in these video clips if you look closer. Full face helmets and either armored mc-jackets (and they can look like a bit puffier hoodies or whatever) or other protection for knees, elbows, wrists...

@@celestrio alot of us wear gear..... alsothey have something called airbag vests......

They mostly run into pedestrians with no protective clothing.

@@petergibson2318 I'm sure they do. Which is an absolute disrespect and safety concern within itself.

@@petergibson2318 🤔 yea I drive a car i usually run into people also but instead of them walking away they just drop dead

We can all get along

@@LemonySnicket-EUC yeah sure i could get along follow you guys with my eletric bike and my safety helmet so i wont fall down and using my bluetooth speakers for music blasts in public

Arc ride vibes 👌🏽

Yeah but your surrounded by metal and safety features…this thing your sitting on a wheel potentially going double digit speeds so it’s a little different

@@cormacthem8406 you missed my point, this line can be applied to anything I dislike its current use in this video, your explanation is how they should have approached it

@@cormacthem8406 also if everyone road a unicycle it would make it an even playing field during an accident maybe the issue is not the unicycle but the big cars an suvs 🤔

@@cormacthem8406 we only have 2 deaths compared to millions that cars have..... and the 2 deaths were caused by cars sooooooo..... and we have safety gear we put on that protects us instead of it being on the vehicle making it more dangerous to other people because all we care about is ourselves right?????? No

I think the newest euc can go 60????? Begode master pro but that was before this video??

@@skiddysm Master Pro gets up to around 55 mph.

The new inmotion Challenger can go 60mph

​@@stephenhoover4095yes true but before getting to that speed in a city your usual going to have to deal with an obstacle, so I reckon that the average rider is only going like 30mph or less

They've really blown up in the last few years, and only in the last few years has the performance ceiling gone from 30mph to 60

NYC riders aren't helping the public image for us EUC pilots.

No the car was turning into a parking garage, don't know if the signals were on... The guy on euc was going way too fast... Should never be able to go faster than 40 km/h....

Uhm cars have to yield to bikes in the bike lane...... bikes can go faster then that

We change our speed depending on the lane. Bike lane = bike speed samethign with sidewalk. We take the same space as a walker so we can go anywhere and they cost to much for kids to get so we're safe

Who cares we ain't gonna listen to them no more we're gonna keep growing until they're forced to make room for us