The real problem is when ur riding at night, the other vehicles won't be able to really see u weaving through traffic with the lights being so low to the ground. Getting into accidents with these things doesn't usually involve them hitting oncoming traffic but traffic hitting them because it's hard to see. Weaving on a motorcycle is hard enough for cars to see us from their mirrors. Imagine being that small.
@@kingdongo4388 because boomers like him still use bicycles and he really only wanted to speak out against the newfangled technology he doesn’t understand.
I see how useful they can be to the environment and to ease traffic in big cities. However, instead of making them illegal they should incorporate regulations for their safety and the safety of others and users should ride being mindful of pedestrians, other riders and vehicles.
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...
“It’s only a matter of time for until you crash” is true for every motor vehicle. I don’t know many drivers who go their whole lives without at least a fender bender.
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
@@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.
Bikes, scooters, skateboards, cars and even just walking is dangerous. It really just comes down to the person. If your skilled, you're safe, if not, you're not safe. Just depends on the person and some luck
"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.
Just did a full superman fall off mine yesterday at 18 mph, didn't notice a parking lot speed bump. Had full gear on and got up and rode away. Burned a hole through my leather coat from the pavement slide and just barely skinned my arm, ground down my wrist guards and knee pads too. Wear your gear! I would have been shredded without.
This is what happens when you build car dependant cities. New York and a lot of other cities need to start making more infrastructure separate from road traffic to make cycling and walking more efficient and safer. Just look at how they do it in the Netherlands.
@@livelaughluvdisc 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
I've had an EUC (not ECU) for almost a year now and have put 4000 miles on it with no crashes but I'm in Oklahoma City and there's very little traffic here. I pretty much only take it on city streets where the speed limit is 30 or less (it goes up to 34 MPH) and only when there's very little traffic. I really can't imagine trying to ride one through NYC or a big city's traffic. At some point you're going to have a crash with a car and you're so exposed the injuries could be catastrophic. They're a pure joy to ride though plus no money spent on gas.
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?
I actually like this. With proper regulations and changes, I think we could do something about it safely. Economically(hope it is cheap) and environmentally.
Important to note that to even get on one of these and ride an appreciable distance, you have to have put in dozens of hours of practice. By the time you’re capable of riding on muscle memory, you’re more than experienced enough to understand how to safely navigate pedestrian and vehicle traffic. My EUC is by far the best investment I’ve ever made, saving thousands on gas by this point and producing zero pollution, posing a risk to only myself should something go catastrophically wrong
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 😑
@@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.
You will only get into an accident if you don't pay attention to where you're going. Happened to me once. It also happened when riding a bike. Wear gear everyone on whatever you ride.
I told my daughter the same thing when she was learning to ride her bike "it's not if you fall, it's when you fall." That rule applies to just about anything you ride. Horse, scooter, bike, motorcycle, electric versions of most of those, etc. Remember gopeds?
Like anything else, if used responsibly, they can be great. But if you’re being irresponsible, weaving in and out of traffic, wearing difficult to see clothing, and not following the same rules as other vehicles on the street, yes they can be very dangerous.
It's a legitimate question that deserves better than anecdotal treatment and scary factoids. So far the safeness of unicycles isn't seeming distinct from bicycles. Cars can go 60mph too but in NYC they don't. That's behavioral. Laws need to focus on riding behavior and not vehicle design.
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.
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
inside edition should also do another video about whether this new transportation is safe to ride. It's called cars and kills tens of thousand's of people a year. Literally every argument they used here could be used against cars which cause even more damage than an electric unicycles.
EUC owner here. I’m open to questions if anyone is skeptical about them. Here’s my opinion on traffic safety: it comes down to the rider. Marginalizing these people and calling them dangerous solely based on their transportation of choice is nearsighted. Anyone can operate any vehicle recklessly; it’s not a valid argument. As an avid cyclist, I’ve had more crashes on my bike than my unicycles. I also find it easier to stop on a unicycle than a bike. An added bonus is that I don’t get to my destinations dripping sweat.
As someone who knows how to ride an actual unicycle, I think the speed is a big reason why they can be dangerous. But I don’t see a problem with them out on the actual road.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
To be honest, if someone is gonna ride a unicycle in nyc traffic, they gotta have alot of skills and balls of steel. No newbie is gonna jump on one and ride those streets without practice
Casey Neistat has been riding an electric skate and all sorts of other-cycles for the last 10 years. Even he sometimes gets hurt but it’s all a matter of being responsible.
i mean, it's safe until you decided to ride it in a crowd or on the streets where even motorists has to watch their steps, otherwise it looks cool and solves parking problems
What a hit piece. If the rider is being a menace, the fault is in the rider, not the technology. When somebody robs a store, we don't blame the running shoes or the automobile that helped them.
@@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.
I can see the usefulness in cities during rush hour where you won't wait hours in traffic, especially with that thing capable of reaching 60 mph but it also is terrifying to imagine if the rider hits you going 60 mph. It's almost certain death since there's nothing on it to protect you at that speed.
@@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...
EUC not ECU. When you learn to ride an EUC, you learn on basketball courts and other off-road pavements. The moment you choose to enter a road where you share space with a car, you need to be able to stop or turn on a dime! You better be extremely skilled!
I say let em ride. It really won't hurt anyone but themselves. Kinda like natural selection, ya know? I'm all for one's right to do what they want. Although, it's kinda hard getting blood stains out of scratched paint, so....
@@goodnightmunchie there’s been multiple. You think the same fella is just a scooter arsonist? That’s weird, he could be one of those kids that had a vendetta against the razor scooters from the late 90’s I miss those scooters
Hoverboards have caught on fire, Samsung galaxies have caught on fire. It’s better to blame the individual manufacturers than an entire industry of devices. Not all electronic devices will burst into flames
It doesn't take lots of practice. It's a short learning curve and takes about 2 weeks to be out and about going 40 mph. I bought one and was so unsure but I have 12000 miles on it to work and back for the last two years
Legislate that any unicycle must be registered, display a reg plate, driver must be licenced for the minimum of a motorcycle learner licence, and insured. $1000 fine for riding on the road without any of these.. and the unicycle confiscated and crushed. Everyone on the roads needs to have the responsibility of paying their way including when they cause damage to others.
Never had a problem with electric unicycles/skateboards/scooters. It's the actual electric bicycles that have been going on the sidewalk and going way too fast.
Well why not make said streets more accessible to alternative modes of transit like any other contemporary city? Such non-immediately polluting vehicles should be embraced.
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've ridden around 600 miles on my EUCs after getting into it this summer. You will crash, but mostly because of pushing limits and lack of skill when first riding. Otherwise, I'd say it's just about as safe as riding a bike or anything else. Pretty sure the 60 mph thing is a lie, because there's no production EUC rated for that speed.
@@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
Saw one of the fast ones for the first time here in Chicago on Michigan Ave. Guy wearing motorcycle gear was going the same speed as the vehicular traffic! I couldn't believe my eyes. Most of the slower one's I've seen stay on the bike trail and go a bicycles pace.
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
He gave her all the ammo she needed to make her narrative. I ride an EUC responsibly to get from A to B. I follow all traffic laws. I stop at stop signs and red lights. I'm not going to give the city any excuse to crack down on another viable green commuting device. Unlike some of these clowns.
The real problem is the American habit to over rely on cars instead of more efficient cheaper and smaller vehicles. More small vehicles=safer road culture
No, he didn't lie about nothing.All he said was practice.It's dangerous you can't get hurt.They try to make it out to be something bad and he agreed with them
Right. Anything is dangerous if you do it wrong. There's a proper way and it's just don't get incompetent with your machine and stay aware of your surounding. Those two things go with riding or driving anything not just unicycle
After seeing such variety in the electric personal vehicle space, I’d honestly like to see cars only used for longer or bad weather transport. Walkable cities with less room for cars is the future. Literally a few cents to charge one of these and you can go 50+ miles without plugging it in again.
Let's list other benefits: way less noise pollution, they cannot damage the pavement like cars significantly reducing potholes/road damage leading to lower city repair costs, high maneuver ability, fun, easy to signal directions esp. compared to an E scooter, and many more, reduced traffic causing lower stress, more activeness and many more... If I was to hazard a guess it's much more likely that cars hit these than the other way round. Cars unlike many other forms of transport have many blind spots.
For someone who is well balanced and aware of their surroundings I would argue this is safer than an e-scooter. When I ride a bird scooter I always know that if I fall I can most likely catch myself before I hit the ground unless the handle bar trips me. With the unicycle I wouldn’t have to worry about the handle bar. I still think I’d rather have something with at least 2 wheels so maybe an electric skateboard would be best
Plus, when you look around on a scooter (or bicycle/motorcycle), most folks pull their steering in whatever direction they're looking without noticing 🙈 ..doesn't happen on an EUC cuz your hands aren't pulling on the steering mechanism 👌
@@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
The real problem is when ur riding at night, the other vehicles won't be able to really see u weaving through traffic with the lights being so low to the ground. Getting into accidents with these things doesn't usually involve them hitting oncoming traffic but traffic hitting them because it's hard to see. Weaving on a motorcycle is hard enough for cars to see us from their mirrors. Imagine being that small.
No one cares
@@OrangeGummyMoon and?
@@luthaeris1 Exactly 😂
@@OrangeGummyMoon I care.
That's why their wheels can glow at night
10 unicycles w/ footprint of 2 cars = madness
10 huge SUVs congesting the whole street = normal
You must be a democrat. Who cares about the stupid footprint. Go drive.
🤔😲
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.
I see how useful they can be to the environment and to ease traffic in big cities. However, instead of making them illegal they should incorporate regulations for their safety and the safety of others and users should ride being mindful of pedestrians, other riders and vehicles.
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
“It’s only a matter of time for until you crash” is true for every motor vehicle. I don’t know many drivers who go their whole lives without at least a fender bender.
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
ECUs? You mean EUCs. Safety is relative to the driver regardless of the vehicle.
Not unless a car turns into you especially with no signals... Happened twice to me...
Just like skateboarding, it's when you will fall and not if you fall. Be safe and wear protective gear
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
Bikes, scooters, skateboards, cars and even just walking is dangerous. It really just comes down to the person. If your skilled, you're safe, if not, you're not safe. Just depends on the person and some luck
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
ECU? Top notch reporting there. God I hate the media.
They had one job xD jeez
Yes they were reporting on Extended Care Units in the hospitals
😂😂😂😂😂
Lol
Just did a full superman fall off mine yesterday at 18 mph, didn't notice a parking lot speed bump. Had full gear on and got up and rode away. Burned a hole through my leather coat from the pavement slide and just barely skinned my arm, ground down my wrist guards and knee pads too. Wear your gear! I would have been shredded without.
probably shouldn't''t be doing 18mph in a parking lot. ride safe but also smart
This is what happens when you build car dependant cities. New York and a lot of other cities need to start making more infrastructure separate from road traffic to make cycling and walking more efficient and safer. Just look at how they do it in the Netherlands.
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...
@@livelaughluvdisc 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.
@@livelaughluvdisc Sounds horrible if that is the bar
I've had an EUC (not ECU) for almost a year now and have put 4000 miles on it with no crashes but I'm in Oklahoma City and there's very little traffic here. I pretty much only take it on city streets where the speed limit is 30 or less (it goes up to 34 MPH) and only when there's very little traffic. I really can't imagine trying to ride one through NYC or a big city's traffic. At some point you're going to have a crash with a car and you're so exposed the injuries could be catastrophic. They're a pure joy to ride though plus no money spent on gas.
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
I actually like this. With proper regulations and changes, I think we could do something about it safely. Economically(hope it is cheap) and environmentally.
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
This channel has gotta be run by boomers. “How do you stop it?” By changing your balance, Lisa
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?
EUC is definitely the fastest and most fun way to get around.
Probably safer than walking down most streets in large cities!
That's why we have sidewalks.
@@aint_perfect 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
Important to note that to even get on one of these and ride an appreciable distance, you have to have put in dozens of hours of practice. By the time you’re capable of riding on muscle memory, you’re more than experienced enough to understand how to safely navigate pedestrian and vehicle traffic. My EUC is by far the best investment I’ve ever made, saving thousands on gas by this point and producing zero pollution, posing a risk to only myself should something go catastrophically wrong
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
if NY would just build good cycling infrastructure than they'd be very safe
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.
They should regulate the cars not these machines
Aren’t the cars already regulated ?
Yeah. Lot of good that does. People crash all the time where i am
You will only get into an accident if you don't pay attention to where you're going. Happened to me once. It also happened when riding a bike. Wear gear everyone on whatever you ride.
Looks like a good way to get around without creating any pollution and without making any noise.
I told my daughter the same thing when she was learning to ride her bike "it's not if you fall, it's when you fall." That rule applies to just about anything you ride. Horse, scooter, bike, motorcycle, electric versions of most of those, etc. Remember gopeds?
Like anything else, if used responsibly, they can be great. But if you’re being irresponsible, weaving in and out of traffic, wearing difficult to see clothing, and not following the same rules as other vehicles on the street, yes they can be very dangerous.
I got one in Florida I love EUCs and plus not all of them go 60 mph
I had a dream about dangerous unicycle gangs back in the '80s.
Lol like a biker gang
😂
In Japan lol
😆 that's kinda awesome. Be safe out there electric unicyclists!
A sentence I've never imagined saying
@@goodnightmunchie *takes long drag* unicycle? That's a word i never thought I'd hear again...🚬
😊😊😃😃 yeah be safe out there :) onthoese things ^^
It's a legitimate question that deserves better than anecdotal treatment and scary factoids. So far the safeness of unicycles isn't seeming distinct from bicycles. Cars can go 60mph too but in NYC they don't. That's behavioral. Laws need to focus on riding behavior and not vehicle design.
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
Anything is dangerous It can also be safe you just have to know how to use it
“Also known as ECUs…”
= Fact check FAIL 🙈
0:30 it's EUC, for "E"lectric "U"ni"C"ycle not ECU, that's an engine computer
Really depends on the speed and especially at night
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
I do see them as the future for citys. Easy to store in house etc.
They're the most efficient thing I have ever seen.
inside edition should also do another video about whether this new transportation is safe to ride. It's called cars and kills tens of thousand's of people a year. Literally every argument they used here could be used against cars which cause even more damage than an electric unicycles.
EUC owner here. I’m open to questions if anyone is skeptical about them. Here’s my opinion on traffic safety: it comes down to the rider. Marginalizing these people and calling them dangerous solely based on their transportation of choice is nearsighted. Anyone can operate any vehicle recklessly; it’s not a valid argument.
As an avid cyclist, I’ve had more crashes on my bike than my unicycles. I also find it easier to stop on a unicycle than a bike. An added bonus is that I don’t get to my destinations dripping sweat.
As someone who knows how to ride an actual unicycle, I think the speed is a big reason why they can be dangerous. But I don’t see a problem with them out on the actual road.
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.
I got one here in California and besides this other guy I'm the only one with a unicycle and everyone is always so fascinated by it 😅
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’s like in Japan when your car goes 160 miles an hour, the cops won’t even chase you. Same thing here, the cops can’t catch those things.
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.
To be honest, if someone is gonna ride a unicycle in nyc traffic, they gotta have alot of skills and balls of steel. No newbie is gonna jump on one and ride those streets without practice
Every mode of transportation is dangerous. Different levels of course. Segways were the wave of the future 20 years ago.
Casey Neistat has been riding an electric skate and all sorts of other-cycles for the last 10 years. Even he sometimes gets hurt but it’s all a matter of being responsible.
@@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.
Broken a few bones in my time of riding. Definitley risky but well worth it in my opinion
i mean, it's safe until you decided to ride it in a crowd or on the streets where even motorists has to watch their steps, otherwise it looks cool and solves parking problems
@@goodnightmunchie you don’t have to bring race into this
and walking..
Wilson is a good name if you're a volleyball 😂😂😂
@@Xane_Dragon 🤣👍
*Wiiiiilllllllsoooooon* 🤣
That ball sold for 308k
Paul is onto something, just replace the cars with the unicycles and boom 💥 lighter traffic
They’re safe as long as you’re not driving like a maniac!!!
Cars already do that and kill people daily
What a hit piece. If the rider is being a menace, the fault is in the rider, not the technology. When somebody robs a store, we don't blame the running shoes or the automobile that helped them.
00:52 I’m sorry did he say GOTHAM 💀
I'M BATMAN
What great balance and skill they have. I used to ride a regular unicycle when I was young, some 50 years ago or more!
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.
Well after a few hoverboard and electric scooter incidents I say not likely
I can see the usefulness in cities during rush hour where you won't wait hours in traffic, especially with that thing capable of reaching 60 mph but it also is terrifying to imagine if the rider hits you going 60 mph. It's almost certain death since there's nothing on it to protect you at that speed.
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......
I was walking to school and I was sad that it was Monday then I see a man on a electric unicycle with LED lights it just lighted up my day.
EUC not ECU. When you learn to ride an EUC, you learn on basketball courts and other off-road pavements. The moment you choose to enter a road where you share space with a car, you need to be able to stop or turn on a dime! You better be extremely skilled!
Agreed
Wrong, the car hit the guy riding the euc. The euc didn't hit the car. The car clearly drove into him in the bike lane.
Any opportunity to have one less car on the road is a win in my book!
I Like how New York refuses to ban certain cars but bans more efficient uses of travel
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
The reason they never got a ticket is because they can't catch them. Lol
0:33 , it's EUC not ECU .
Bruh if they fine you for that might as well fine people skateboarding/biking
Yeah
bro theres gonna be electric everything in a few years 💀
Electric spaceships?
I saw someone driving a car today. I thought "Couldnt someone get hurt!!??"
"How do you stop it?" Balance, Lisa. Balance
I say let em ride. It really won't hurt anyone but themselves. Kinda like natural selection, ya know? I'm all for one's right to do what they want. Although, it's kinda hard getting blood stains out of scratched paint, so....
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
uncle sam doesnt like when u aint addicted to gasoline.
XD 😂
So that’s it? What? We some kind of Unicide Squad?
A lot less of a problem than reporters with an agenda
"Right to Travel" folks. Look it up. All regulation on personal travel is unconstitutional. Period. Full stop.
Wasn’t there a segment a few days ago ok electric scooters catching fire?
@@goodnightmunchie there’s been multiple. You think the same fella is just a scooter arsonist? That’s weird, he could be one of those kids that had a vendetta against the razor scooters from the late 90’s I miss those scooters
Hoverboards have caught on fire, Samsung galaxies have caught on fire. It’s better to blame the individual manufacturers than an entire industry of devices. Not all electronic devices will burst into flames
Is the passenger seat a good seat to drive from ?
It doesn't take lots of practice. It's a short learning curve and takes about 2 weeks to be out and about going 40 mph. I bought one and was so unsure but I have 12000 miles on it to work and back for the last two years
My euc can travel about 80 miles before needing a full recharge for 43 cents of electricity. How’s that for efficiency?
Legislate
that any unicycle must be registered,
display a reg plate,
driver must be licenced for the minimum of a motorcycle learner licence,
and insured.
$1000 fine for riding on the road without any of these..
and the unicycle confiscated and crushed.
Everyone on the roads needs to have the responsibility of paying their way including when they cause damage to others.
That’s nonsense old law, how about scraping your polluting appliance on wheels and try one of these :D
Never had a problem with electric unicycles/skateboards/scooters. It's the actual electric bicycles that have been going on the sidewalk and going way too fast.
That guy is a good leader, he's open to any question and admits to cooperate and understand. Uni squad ride safe.
Well why not make said streets more accessible to alternative modes of transit like any other contemporary city? Such non-immediately polluting vehicles should be embraced.
I saw a girl used that once. She was totally cool.
It's not 100% safe? OUTRAGES!! This needs to be stopped. Inside edition I'd a joke.
How big a rock or an abrupt obstacle would be for an EUC to topple?
The guy called EUC's ECU's 🤣
Did I hear them say navigating the streets of Gotham. That sounds like a direct quote they didn’t double check
The problem is the cars not the Electric vehicles
Well driving a car is not about "if yull get in an accident, its only a matter of when"
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've ridden around 600 miles on my EUCs after getting into it this summer. You will crash, but mostly because of pushing limits and lack of skill when first riding. Otherwise, I'd say it's just about as safe as riding a bike or anything else. Pretty sure the 60 mph thing is a lie, because there's no production EUC rated for that speed.
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
Saw one of the fast ones for the first time here in Chicago on Michigan Ave. Guy wearing motorcycle gear was going the same speed as the vehicular traffic! I couldn't believe my eyes. Most of the slower one's I've seen stay on the bike trail and go a bicycles pace.
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
Once upon a time? They’re STILL being ridden by Clowns! 😂
Does NYC even have a municipal police force anymore?
He gave her all the ammo she needed to make her narrative.
I ride an EUC responsibly to get from A to B. I follow all traffic laws. I stop at stop signs and red lights. I'm not going to give the city any excuse to crack down on another viable green commuting device. Unlike some of these clowns.
NYC riders aren't helping the public image for us EUC pilots.
My ebike tows a trailer that can haul 150lbs of groceries or camping gear/beach gear ... Electric personal transportation is the way of the future.
The real problem is the American habit to over rely on cars instead of more efficient cheaper and smaller vehicles. More small vehicles=safer road culture
From an EUC straight to an ICU, haha
No, he didn't lie about nothing.All he said was practice.It's dangerous you can't get hurt.They try to make it out to be something bad and he agreed with them
Right. Anything is dangerous if you do it wrong. There's a proper way and it's just don't get incompetent with your machine and stay aware of your surounding. Those two things go with riding or driving anything not just unicycle
Those Electric Cycle Unites seem fun. They will need to change that name if they want them to sell.
After seeing such variety in the electric personal vehicle space, I’d honestly like to see cars only used for longer or bad weather transport. Walkable cities with less room for cars is the future. Literally a few cents to charge one of these and you can go 50+ miles without plugging it in again.
Let's list other benefits: way less noise pollution, they cannot damage the pavement like cars significantly reducing potholes/road damage leading to lower city repair costs, high maneuver ability, fun, easy to signal directions esp. compared to an E scooter, and many more, reduced traffic causing lower stress, more activeness and many more... If I was to hazard a guess it's much more likely that cars hit these than the other way round. Cars unlike many other forms of transport have many blind spots.
Go look at full video of the EUC car crash, driver apologizes for U turning wrong and not looking first. Lame stream media strikes again.
police chases cranked up to a whole new level😆
Excited to see police crash on these when they start using em 🤣
They can't chase us basically impossible
ALWAYS WEAR PROTECTION
It’s illegal to breathe too much in NY.
The worse thing you could do is talk to the TV people.they will make this bad for us
For someone who is well balanced and aware of their surroundings I would argue this is safer than an e-scooter. When I ride a bird scooter I always know that if I fall I can most likely catch myself before I hit the ground unless the handle bar trips me. With the unicycle I wouldn’t have to worry about the handle bar. I still think I’d rather have something with at least 2 wheels so maybe an electric skateboard would be best
Plus, when you look around on a scooter (or bicycle/motorcycle), most folks pull their steering in whatever direction they're looking without noticing 🙈 ..doesn't happen on an EUC cuz your hands aren't pulling on the steering mechanism 👌
Hehehe I use my $2000 electric bike following them and they said what’s up buddy
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
As long as they keep calling them ECUs they never gonna get a fine.
If everyone only had these no one would drive
They're pretty unsafe, but not as unsafe as 2000 pounds monsters on 4 wheels riding around in overpopulated areas.