Is my Onewheel Trying to Kill Me? 3 Reasons Why We Get Hurt 

Those tree root bumps are very hard to spot in the shade! Another thing to be careful and watch out for!

another apparent reason why you get hurt is not wearing padding... 😏

There are a couple things about his foot placement that contributed to the fall. #1 His front toe was hanging off very far, meaning a lot of weight towards the toe side rail. When he hit the bump, that weight caused the board to tip immediately towards the toe side rail, and since the bump was big enough to cause his foot to become airborne, the foot moved even further until it was completely off the edge. #2 His foot angle was extremely perpendicular to the direction of travel, so when it landed on the ground it was basically impossible for him to run it out, because it is much more difficult to run sideways than it is to run forward. The CK fall seems to have had a completely different cause: it looks like he tried to jump off the board (whereas your son tried to stay on), but forgot to jump off with both feet, and since his front foot stayed on the sensor pad, his board kept going and dragged him into a split. When you accidentally hit a big bump that you didn't see, you either need to use your leg muscles to keep your feet on the board, or jump clean off with both feet and run it out.

I ride an e-surfing Leiftech. 2+4 wheels. Exactly the same problem of falling off and damage to the body. Challenge is to keep wearing wrist guards, elbow guards and Helmet - even when one is competent. Being older (56) is best. We oldies are paranoid about hurting ourselves. It takes longer to heal and is more embarrassing in the office. Oldies do not mind riding slow. Safe riding!

Sorry to see your son hit the asphalt. I have just seen too many examples of this and I experienced it myself on my Ranger X1, a total unexpected wipeout. I think telling people that a helmet is all you need is honestly a disservice. (which is what Future Motion says) I almost always have head, wrist, elbow and knee protection on every ride. No, I didn't always do that in the past and yes, it can be a pain in the ass at first but like most things, it just becomes a habit quickly and you don't even think about it. If I was not fully geared when I had that 16-17mph crash my injuries would have been much, much worse.

You made a good case for elbow pads. Although that injury wouldn't worry me too much, with elbow pads there would probably be no injury at all.

not wearing elbow and knee pads that's overconfidence

I've know a few people who have died cycling. You're at the mercy of car drivers most of the time.

I'm not particularly squeamish about accidents and injuries, but I feel like something kept me from watching this instinctively. It sounds weird but the only way you can avoid an injury is to always expect to get injured. Padding up, watching for obstacles, and not taking your skill for granted seems to be the best deterrent as long as you don't get so worried that you never ride again.

Thank you for trying to educate people. The OneWheel is the best purchase I've ever made and it sucks to see people get hurt. Keep rolling!

Your kid is a champ! I remember my first real wreck, I don’t think I went past 5mph for like a week cause the (healthy) fear that was caused. Float on! 🤙

Ouch! Glad to see your son get right back on, thanks for sharing this Jimmy. I'll be more mindful myself when crossing over shadows 🤙

I've put 80 miles on my XR and I love it. But I'm typing now while wearing a cast helping to heal a scaphoid fracture in my left wrist. Overconfidence. I had been riding all day and was heading home. I noticed that I had an empty street, open road and smooth pavement in front of me. I was felling really good about the ride, living the float life. It was the perfect opportunity to push it and see just how fast I could go. At 17 mph I had a nose dive and ate pavement. Hard. I was wearing a helmet, a fact that certainly prevented more serous injury. It all happened in a 5 minute second. I tried to take a step - run it out - but at that speed it was futile. I went for a tuck and roll but just landed on my left side and slid into the asphalt for about 15 ft.. I hopped up and went to the side of the road to collect myself. It was a gnarly grind. I ended up with a radial fracture of the left elbow, bruised a few ribs and the wrist fracture. I have been in a cast since the end of May, 2019. I'm healing up and have begun to ride again. I was always a very chill rider - I used to skateboard and mountain bike and am no stranger to speed, crashes and getting busted up. That said a Onewheel fall is a different beast. I never felt the pushback when I had my accident. I had felt it before and responded accordingly. But ths time it was just the nosedive - seemingly no warning. It was an eye opener to the reality of this machine. Be careful out there folks. I still absolutely love the feeling of riding my Onewheel and have no intention of giving it up. But Jimmy is right - take your time, build up to the big stuff and if you're going to push it prepare for the slide not the ride. At the very least put a helmet on your noggin' - ALWAYS - and seriously consider wrist guards. The Onewheel is amazing and perfect for city commuting, around town cruising and capturing a sense of freedom and fun that cannot be experienced on any other medium. I love it and I'm not backing down. But I I'm sticking to the chill and float mentality. And the Onewheel does that best - IMO. Float on friends! Thanks for the vid Jimmy - and quick healing for your son!

Thanks for sharing Jimmy. I trust your son heals quickly and well. Safety & protection are key.

Thanks for all the heads up with the onewheel. I just got a one-wheel myself, the pint x. I'm definitely going to be taking it easy and working my way up with it. There's a lot of people warning about it online with the RU-vid videos and all that; definitely helpful.

Ouch man! As a parent, I feel ya for sure. It's definitely a 'when'.

That was a nasty fall. Your son took it like a champ. Everything has risks. The Onewheel has more of them compared to traditional sports, but is a lot of fun. I've had broken bones and concussions from long boarding, mountain biking and skiing and snowboarding, but I continue to all of them knowing that I will fall again and I will be injured again. The Onewheel is no exception.

Great video! I just decided to get an EUC, the advantages are just way too much over e-boards and Onewheels, also it's just easier to travel around with while in the city. Glad your son took it like a champ, ouch.

2 weeks after I got my board I was riding down a hill in my town, speed limit on the road is 20 and me on the path next to it was passing the cars. Board nose dived hard, broke the fall with my hands and knees and rolled about 10 feet. My palms where scraped to the flesh, knees were scraped, shoulder gashed, and ankles missing skin. In my adrenaline I ran to my board which was in the middle of the road and hoped back on to ride to the park and sit down at a bench. I was dripping blood everywhere and I’m lucky I didn’t hit my head. Luckily my brother was at the park and we drove home right away. Didn’t go the the hospital, just cleaned out the wouldn’t with rubbing alcohol and let them heal on their own. Since then and push back scares the hell out of me and I’ve resorted to more skill oriented riding like spins, flat ground tricks and small jumps. The way I’ve been able to combat bumps in paths is to keep a lower stance on the board, it helps stay over the Onewheel when it hops up over the bump. Awesome video, loving the content since it represents the majority of us riders which are cruisers instead of the Slydogs, Jeff McCoskers, and Bodi Harrison’s on the Onewheel community.

Jimmy, great video. I've watched this a couple of times with my kids to make sure they understand the value of safety and respect for their skill level on the OneWheel (as new riders)

Feel bad for him and glad he is ok. Elbow pads would have helped big time because the sharp edges of the elbow bone make it so that a fall can take a cut to the all the way to the bone almost a certainty. The more confident we become, we start shedding protective gear. So far, my minimum gear is a helmet, wrist guards and elbow pads. I should still be wearing knee pads, but got confident enough to shed those. The ones I bought are too bulky, but now I have been thinking I should be wearing knee pads again, but buy smaller, less bulky ones. So minimum gear for me should be helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads and smaller knee pads. That gear is for the unexpected bumps and grooves that can take down the best of riders. Thanks for the video.

I feel like this is important to say. I got my XR about 3 weeks ago. I have had two falls for two different reasons. The first one was the second day I had the board. I was out practicing in front of my house. I had done tons of research and was fully aware of what push-back was. I tried to accelerate up a slight hill too quickly. I am a big guy at about 270 lbs, and the acceleration I was demanding from the board meant that the board had no torque left to give me any push-back. The balancing cut out before I knew I was over doing what the board could do. Beware push-back yes, but also know that there are situations you can put the board in where it cannot give you push-back, or any other feedback, before the board's limits are exceeded. this is something that didn't occur to me during all of my research, but I sure have the respect for it now. I now do things gradually so that the board has time to give me the feedback it can. It has to be a symbiotic relationship between the board and the rider. That is what I learned from the first fall. That being said I love the thing, and I don't think any fall could make me stop riding. thanks Jimmy for the video.

Oh man! Get well soon!! Great video!

I'm very sorry that your son was injured during this ride - glad that he did not permanently damage his arm/shoulder or suffer a concussion. There is no doubt in my mind that the OneWheel needs to be fixed permanently or FutureMotion will be sued out of existence in the very near future.

Another excellent vid, Jimmy!

Ride at your own risk, and always wear protection.👍

You’re a monster for showing the one scene in lion king that’ll make a grown ass man cry😂

Well said. My fall was going up hill fast and caused a nose dive. Fortunately, I had wrist guards and helmet, but my elbow and hip got some hot beef jerkey on them. I kinda felt the pushback but that warning didn’t come fast enough because I was blazing up hill way to fast. It taught me a lesson to fully understand the limitations of the board. I still ride fast, but I know now not to push the board too hard. Ride safe!!

Glad he’s ok. It is true. Of all things I do and have done I’ve biffed on this thing the most. Still so much fun. Same thing happened to me last week. Came down a speed bump that wasn’t in good shape and almost the exact same thing happened. Wish him a quick recovery and hopefully it will be a rare occurrence. Take care.

Lol! I like your daughters lion king pint picture!

I'm glad he didn't get badly hurt. I've had skin off both elbows down to the bone, more than one time, it can take weeks to grow back. Stitches was probably a good choice. Now I always use wrist and HARD elbow pads. Knowing you can hit and slide on your hands and elbows (and shoes) means you can take the force there, until you slide to a stop, so the you won't get the hip, knee and shoulder wounds. Thank you for covering this topic! And you might need to re-visit it soon, in a few weeks there will be a zillion PINTNOOBS...

The best advice I can give to anyone involved in these type sports - Protection! Knees, elbows, wrists, gloves, helmet. Ride on! Great vids!

At the beginning of the video, I was thinking, "perhaps elbow pad is not really a strike zone when falling". Boy, 4 minutes and 30 seconds in the video and my mind went "nope, gotta have em."

Thank you so much for educating me to understand Onewheel. 🙏👍

Ouch! Dam those hidden bumps. I have a keen eye on the ground while riding, much like riding a motorcycle.

Thanks for the analysis!

I got my sprain muscle the same when I hit a small bump on the road last week. I hope your son get better soon.

I appreciate your vids....I found the "friendwitha' sight and found a local XR.... completed rental and pick up this afternoon....I am jealous of your father son relationship....👍 East coast NC guy here.... can't wait to float!

Well done! Thanks for this public service announcement. I'm 10 days and 60 miles as a Onewheeler. My confidence has overgrown: I'm going BACK to wearing elbow pads (as I look at the abrasion on my left elbow). Ps: your son deserves a bonus for taking that dive.

OUCH! Sorry your son had a wreck. I have 2 boys as well but won't let them ride my OneWheel XR. Great that you put these videos up because AWARENESS makes all the difference. Just hope others are watching these videos BEFORE they're riding their new OneWheels. I'll be honest I have about 400 miles on my OneWheel XR right now (and yes, I still love it). But lately, I find myself just 'waiting' for something to happen. Something in the back of my mind just telling me this engine could cut out anytime....after all it's just electronics..right? And electronics do fail....Now, that the OneWheel XR has been out there a while (over 1 year now) I'm almost waiting to see more accidents related to the AGE of the boards. After all...what do we really know about their life expectancy and normal wear tear over time. We bought these boards when they first came out......at what point do they become unsafe to ride due to normal wear and tear and deterioration of their electrical and electronic components.....just something in the back of my mind lately.....But, yes...I'm still riding....Keep up the great work on posting these videos!

Love it chief! Great job

I'm sorry for what happened to your son and thanks alot about the advises

Aww man I was just in San Diego from July 13th to the 17th..hope your son heals quickly

Loved this video of your kid falling like a champ on his #onewheel ! Bandages up and ready to ride again!

This is exactly the type of spill I took on my onewheel XR on May 06, 2019 except I hit an un-noticed frost heave on a paved trail. I was going around 20KPH when I came off my board... my leading foot folded under my body and the force of my ankle bending under my body resulted in breaking my fibula a few inches below my knee, and really messed things up in my ankle joint. 2 months off work, 6.5 weeks in a cast / air boot, screws, plate and hardware in my ankle / leg. Prior to the spill I LOVED the onewheel, but man it happened so fast. I have come off my board twice, and both times it was unexpected and quick. I watched all the videos on nose dives, what gear to get, what protective equipment to buy. I bought helmet, wrist guards, skate shoes, knee pads, fender, fangs wheels, grab handle, waterproof kit, float pads, side protectors, ect.... did not matter. Also, both times I really hit my hip hard into the pavement, short of hockey pads not sure what to wear to protect the hips. Some people talk about "running out" if you come off the board, well with your feet perpendicular to the direction you are going I am not sure how that's even possible, at least it was not possible for me. I want to ride it again, but I still feel and hear the bone break when I think about it. Life is about risk, have fun but be prepared to get banged up.

Oof! That root was right on the shadow/full sun border and very hard to see. No wonder he got thrown, he hit it without unloading the decks since he didn't see it. This is also the reason why you should never float and text or look at your phone! You can ride over things that you see before hitting. Glad he bounced back up and was able to keep riding.

Other than taking it like a champ... He clearly know how to fall. Didn't faceplant and didn't grind along the road. He pushed to the side and rolled on his back. The best way to do it.

a bump in the road i didn't see when it started getting dark out made me loose my balance and fall hard on my shoulder a couple weeks ago. dislocated it and fractured the top of my humerus along with some major road rash. and i wasn't even going that fast. worst i've ever bee hurt in my life, but despite that, i got back on my board with my dislocated shoulder and arm bleeding from the road rash and managed to get myself home. parents took me to the ER that night. my XR is still worth every penny though. call me crazy, but i'm getting right back on it when i'm finally healed up

I know you're from CO I'm definitely trying some trails out when my PINT gets here next week!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter. Personally I ride a 4-wheel board and it has moderate top speed of 40 but the second I feel anything offputting I slow down. It uses large hub motors for off road work so it's not as risky.

Now let’s watch my son eat it!!! I laughed out loud at the dead pan delivery. Just ordered a pint can’t wait to do the same

Cant wait for u to review Pint!!!

If you wear the proper gear for the first 500-1000 miles, you can basically avoid all injuries. When wearing my g-forms i have had ZERO road rash or injury to any part of my body covered in pads. (i got a shoulder injury from a high speed nose dive, but had i not been wearing pads my elbows and knees would have gotten wrecked)

Really great video on being safe while riding. It's awesome you were so close to a station where you could get first aid. I might add in the video that anyone on a ride should bring a small first aid kit like you might keep in your car. Some band-aids, antiseptic, and probably some quickclot gauze or similar product patches for any particularly nasty wounds.

Jimmy, your editing skills are really improving. After my first nose catch going up hill, i got a front elbow pad fo a few bucks.. which saved my elbow from this on my own nosedive.

Thanks for sharing.

My favorite spot to park and swim... Love Torrey Pines.

Going to invest in some elbow pads. I’ve taken one gnarly nosedive and tore a muscle in my shoulder. Don’t need anymore injuries! But it’s so damn addicting and fun to ride a onewheel. Hope your son heals up quickly!

I was debating between the RX and the Pint for the longest time and was fixed on the RX, but after a couple of months I decided to give the Pint a buy. From what I've researched, i figured it was my best bet and GODDAMN do I love it.

Just took my first nose dive accelerating up an incline. Big gash in my leading elbow and road rash on my hands. Elbow pads and a helmet at minimum now. They need to build fangs into the next version, might have saved me. Also an audible notification from the board or from the app when pushback is happening seems like a no brainer

Good vid. How old is your son? The first week I got my board I met this guy twenty years year younger who broke his elbow a day earlier in his first week. I had my eyes wide open. Despite that I had a coupe of nose dives, small crashes and then a big nose dive which was definitely a confidence buster. I took a step back and was super careful at that point, (not even leaving the driveway) and it kept happening at slow speeds. Turns out it was faulty footpad!!. I wish I had figured out before that last nose dive! Getting the confidence back took a while. Would always recommend elbow pads for anyone

Chang, I’m sorry to see your son take this fall. But I must say because I’m an advocate of safety. I ride a motorcycle, I ride a mountain bike and in the pass I’ve ridden skate boards and roller skates and did In-line skating. All those times I’ve worn safety gear, besides a helmet. I’m sorry your son didn’t have his elbow or knee pads on. It could prevented the deep gash on his elbow.

My old Vega tyre wasn't flat, it was more ribbed on one side that the other too. I ride off road quite a bit so I'm now on the burris, a rounder tire is so much better once you get your heel to toe balance strength/coordination going. With my old Vega I got some real sketchy wobbles trying to straight line on tarmac at more than a jogging speed

Where is the lifeguard station you went to to get your son patched up? I work right next to Torrey Pines and am eyeing it for a place to go after work when I get my own Onewheel.

I think that new rounded wheel is going to be a major issue on a device that is finally at a price for novices to jump into. I think a more affordable one wheel, should have been designed for non-skaters. It should be MORE STABLE, not more 'carvy'. Its the only reason that I am holding back. Watching PROs wobble around on the Pint makes me as a person who has never even skateboarded, a little hesitant.

It goes without saying that you should carry a first-aid kit with you for that inevitable fall. The first one is the worst to stand up and walk away from. Don't be afraid to take your time and rest. Cancel plans or call late into work. Carry Band-Aid brand "Skin-Flex" bandaids (trust me) with you (and don't peek unless you're prepared to change the bandage).

Get g form arm armour. Wear at least the lead arm. When you fall this will save a lot if grief. Good he was wearing a pack, it saved a bunch of road rash for sure but he was wearing it a bad way, would have saved more if it were secure and if it had a water bladder In it. Also I dunno what he had in the pack but be aware of where anything is in 5he pack, keep things secure. Years back I took an allen key to the torso.. any deeper could have hit my kidney. I learned a lot in that bail. And never get over confident when riding un familiar terrain, even paved stuff..... glad hes okay. I'm writing all this more for new riders than you Jimmy, you've got some miles of exp. ;) :) board failure is something you should practice, I ride downhill bikes and have full armour went in grass downhill and literally turning the board off on purpose and riding it out.. here's my 2c... IF board failure occurs you must either jump free immediately and run out the crash ( pretty easy to do , less easy if un expected but still possiblle, learn to jump off the board immediately when nose touches ) or, find balance point t and lean board all back to ground tail.. this will not stop you on pavement if down hill, you are merely buying some thinking time... how far till flatter terrain, should I jump where can I steer the board ( you can still roughly rudder off the back of the board ) and then reacting appropriately. We found on a 50 degree hill with a de lower situation 1 of 20 attempts resulted on a crash that would have been pretty painful if i were not wearing full armour. Impact on a dive for the body is knee ( sometimes ) lead hip, lead elbow, lead shoulder ( most energy already absorbed by elbow ) a roll usually follows and then back/scapula region.. helmet took zero impacts in any crash, though you should still always ride with one cause you don't GET to smash your head more than once.. ride safe and have fun.. if you have armour I highly suggest practicing bails, you can also check voltage on the board with a multi tester as your battery ages over time.

Nice. Great job guys

Best wishes for fast recovery! Would you say the weight of the rider influenced this fall? With a heavier rider the board might not jump so much and throw him off? Thank you for posting your very informative videos!

Great informative vid Jimmy! Sorry about ur son, thankfully he didn’t get hurt too badly. I recently had a board failure myself...thankfully I was going slow and didn’t get hurt too bad although I was wearing flip flops and my feet got some deep wounds so I won’t do that again lol. Now I gotta try to figure out what went wrong... I ordered fangs too. Do u think they will help with a board failure?

Good video I'm just gonna try this one wheel pint on a grass field n try that first when I get mine

Lol if I got those injuries I just let it bleed until it stops. No washing, no disinfecting, no bandaids, no stitches, just let it bleed the bacteria out and it'll scab over when the contaminants have been washed away with the blood. I've taken two gearless falls in flip flops and shorts at 20+mph and everything healed up fine. I wear a helmet now because brain damaged doesn't heal, but the other stuff is too inconvenient for me to put on, especially since I don't usually just ride to ride, but I have somewhere I'm going to. Hard to shop with so much gear on. Carrying a helmet in one hand and having my euc in the other is already too much and makes shopping with the euc a pain.

Trust the board! In both cases riders stepped off, riding angles is scary especially when you don't expect them.

I've found the best thing to improve your OneWheel skills and reduce falls in general is to start trail riding. Trail riding makes you able to recover a lot Wobble and bumps, after a few hundred miles curbs, tree roots, and other road objects just become part of riding and fun (providing you are paying attention)

Great video Jimmy! I'm and electric skateboard rider that's torn between getting a Backfire ranger X2 all terrain board or the Onewheel pint. Both have their pros n cons..... but which would u say is more of safety hazard? Not counting mechanical failure.

Thanks ! Good quality video ! Hero7?

I didnt really see many people post about speed (here and there, but not a lot), in the UK groups anyway. But after the May shipment arrived, and a lot of new people got OWs, there was a rush of "this is my new top speed" posts. Followed very shortly by a string of "this is my nosedive/fall photos" posts. hehe. If you want fast, go EUCs

Dude at 5:12 was riding so front-heavy on that board a dive was inevitable even without the bumps.

Same thing happened to me a couple months ago. Bruised some ribs. It was also a bump in the road that was obfuscated by patchy shadows.

Nose Dive no joke!!! Mine did this yesterday for no reason. Going up a small ramp sidewalk and dipped. I Yelled “WHY YOU DO THAT!!!!” I was loving my OW in till this happened, I always thought it would never do that if I wasn’t going fast. Mine did have about 27% battery, is this the reason??? Man I’m felling it today

If I don't ride my OW without knee/elbow/wrist-guards plus a helmet, I can't imagine letting my kids do it. - Think you've already been told a thousand times in the comments, but PPE is so important.

Similar thing happened to me. Hit a small divot in the road with edge of my wheel at speed and wobble launched off. I got more stitches riding my longboard .

sorry that happened Ethan. Hope youre okay

Thanks for posting the hazards in addition to the fun. I hope your son heals quickly. After watching tons of your videos, I purchased an EUC, and this video confirms I made a choice that suits my needs: a speedy, relatively safe, fun last mile vehicle. I think the onewheel's strength is also its weakness: the wide tire. It's great for cruising over mud and sand, but hit a twisted bump like a tree root and it dances under your feet. How do you think an EUC would have performed rolling over the same bump?

Glad he’s ok !!

Totaling around 900km on the board now, I've fallen 3 times, luckily nothing too serious (I wear helmet, wrist guards and gloves). 1st time was lack of experience (around 100km in), let a car pass by then accelerated to get up to speed, which lead to my first nose dive ! Sore wrist and few scratches on the knee ! The other two times have been exactly like your son (one around 500km, the other around 800km) : the first one being on gravel I was going a bit too fast (over confident) and hit a stone that threw me off (fingers and hand badly lacerated and a big bruise on my hip), the second one happened with a root that had lifted the concrete up and even though I was being very careful as there were lots of roots on this road it just threw me off the board like mad ... Sore wrist and second bruise on same hip ... When the board starts to wobble you know you're gonna be in pain ! This being said after a couple of weeks hopping around I'm back riding again, this board is so addictive and I love it ! ps : 2 broken wrists in one fall whilst snowboarding, twisted ankles and wrists whilst rollerblading/skateboarding and a broken foot coming down stairs once ... so everything is dangerous, is it worth the risk is more the question ? :)

I’ve fallen off skateboards but this looks more dangerous. I’ve also found that if you wear things with long sleeves you won’t get scratched as bad but you’ll still get scratched

You didn’t sell many onewheels in this video.

Thanks for this video I've been thinking about getting one as well. What I would like to know though is what could your son have done differently because I see guys off-roading on these things, was it a simple matter of him not bending his knees and absorbing the bump? Also why don't we see more boosted board crashes like this? Thanks

Reasons why you fall off a Onewheel. It’s only got ONE WhHEEL. The end.

At least he didnt break anything. I broke my wrist (distal radius fracture) 3 weeks ago. Not riding fast at all. I came off a driveway lip the wrong way and my board rolled out beneath me. I have a cast that extends just past my elbow. Fear overtook me at first, and i thought about selling it. Then, i couldn't stand the thought of the fear winning. I went for a little ride a week ago, and i felt better. I just have to be more careful, and remember to respect the board.

I took a full speed push back nose dive. My elbow got the worst of it too. Fun outweighs pain though. Got up, laughed it off and kept riding. #floatlife

I hope Future Motion takes a cue from EUC makers and adds an audible alarm. Pint has the lightbar but a rider has to look down. A beep-beep would be more helpful. Even better, a speaker with a synthesized voice ala Siri to explain something in detail: "Low battery," "Slow down," etc.

I have over 2000 miles ridden, one fall, no major injuries

just got mine and these fall videos scare me a little. I plan for cruising and trails, no speed demon for me

I hope the recovery is going well! I would absolutely recommend Flight Fins to reduce the chance of falls like this. I've hit a few bumps like the one in your video that I'm sure I've only been able to ride out of because of them. On the OW you only need to hit a small bump/wobble that you weren't expecting that can unweight your stance and cause your feet to slide off. If you look at the video closely this is what happens to your son. To get friction on the pads you need the downforce which is easily disrupted! Absolutely worth the investment!!

I tested all my limits on grass before I hit asphalt. Always wear safety gear!

Fractured elbow here on my pint and sprained wrist .. waiting too get back on :)

It only took me a few months and 500 or so miles to realize it was inherently unsafe. Like you, I ride EUC now and have zero injuries or problems. The onewheel's motor is underpowered and the 6" golf cart tire undulates on large bumps and will throw you off quick. An 18" 2000 watt motor EUC destroys the onewheel offroad and onroad.

Watching this now, I had almost the exact same fall! It was a bump in bad pavement (one brick was sticking up), and I scraped my elbow very hard as well as hit my hip bone pretty hard...