[parkingrift]

I don't know why the CPSC has singled out Onewheel. If they're going to try and regulate this new class of mobility they need to do better than phoning it in. This feels just as random and absurd as the clampdowns on Juul. Don't buy Juul, but do feel free to buy flavored nicotine from these thousands of other less scrupulous vendors.

There are absurdly under braked e-bikes with 30+ mph motors, electric scooters with 40+ mph motors, "unicycles" with 40+ mph motors, and even competing "onewheel" type products. Based on the arguments provided in the linked article these are all worthy of regulation. I disagree with the premise, but if they're going to regulate one they should regulate all.

[MivLives]

I've been on a bunch of these.

They should regulate them all, in a consistent way across all states.

One Wheels are unique in that they're a USA company that is pretty well known and has a very obvious failure mode. EUCs still suffer that dorky rep for whatever reason. Ebikes motor dying won't cause a crash. Same with most escooters.

Anything that goes above 20 with a motor has no place in a bike lane. Yes I know bike riders can go over that. Over 20 is when you start needing to look into moped safety gear instead of bike and knowing what you're doing.