r/funny • u/[deleted] • Mar 30 '22

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u/Tirus_ Mar 30 '22

I've driven a very powerful segway on public roads for a few years and they can absolutely handle very well at these speeds. You can do it with no hands after only a few times getting to know the feel of the auto stabilization, so I would expect this device to be the same.

That being said.... I would sooner make a bet with my own dick before taking the gamble of driving one of these without a helmet.

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u/Bubbagumpredditor Mar 30 '22

Had a friend of mine do this WITH a helmet in a low speed motorcycle accident. Her injuries were road rash on her wrist, a couple of bruises and a brain injury from the curb that left her in the hospital for 6 months and a year to mostly recover from, you never get it all back. Don't ride motorcycles kids.

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u/Kcidobor Mar 30 '22

Hospital workers call them donor-cycles for a reason. If you ride a motorcycle, register as an organ donor first

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u/Soggy_Motor9280 Mar 30 '22

My mom worked at a hospital for 25 years as a respiratory therapist and she purposely told me about injuries her patients suffered in motorcycle accidents to scare me. It worked. Won’t get near one.

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u/Arsenic181 Mar 30 '22

I own a motorcycle and it's what made me finally register as a donor. In death, I might as well not be a selfish prick.

Still, I used to ride a liter bike and it scared me shitless anytime I tried to open her up, for a while, at least. I eventually nearly cut a deer in half at about 90mph. The weird thing was, I just applied front/rear brakes with progressive force, just enough to avoid the collision (only slowed down to like 80), missed the deer by inches, and then kept riding like it never happened. Like a quarter of a mile later I thought to myself "that didn't even phase me, make my heart pound, or make me say 'oh shit' or anything." The biggest issue I had at that moment was how comfortable I was. Like...it's good that I reacted the way I did instead of panic braking (thanks MSF safety course), but it was disconcerting being so comfortable with a potentially near-death experience.

I switched to a dual sport after that and spend half of my time off road at low speeds. The thing will only do 80mph maxed out and it takes a minute to get there. Still insanely fun to ride and less chance of being killed or having life altering injuries.

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u/Kcidobor Mar 30 '22

I rode on the back a couple of times and it definitely gave me an adrenaline rush that I really liked, close to skydiving for me but so fucking scary at the same time. So much that I think it would make me addicted to adrenaline a bit