Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I was doing my daily 5 km roll (my generic only goes about 6 km max at 12 kph) on my EUC today, and I was coming up to a T intersection with a stop sign so I naturally come to a stop, do a quick look for traffic, and then I take a right turn without touching the ground with a foot. I had heard a car coming up quickly behind me so I do my best to stick to the side of the road near the gutter to give them plenty of space to pass if they are coming my way. I hear them come to a stop while I am merrily rolling on, and then I hear this BBBBEEEEEEEEPPPPPP! I do a quick shoulder check to see what's going on back there, but I'm a fair bit down the road by now so I couldn't see anthing. I'm guessing someone either didn't check after coming to a stop and turned into traffic or was distracted by seeing me rolling around. Luckily there wasn't a crash or anything, but I have noticed that people driving past me will turn and stare to see what I'm riding so they are distracted from driving. I also passed by a lady today who almost tripped over a step when she saw me rolling by. I don't usually mind the attention as I tend to mind my own business and roll pretty sedately near the side of the road or sidewalk at a very slow pace, but I certainly don't want to distract people and get them hurt. I guess there's no easy way to avoid this sort of thing though as it's like if a naked woman was riding past on a bike it would likely cause a similar amount of distraction! This is the first time though that I think I contributed to a near mishap. My conclusion - me riding a EUC is equivalent to: More or less... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Keep far away from any driving cars, far. You will always get into serious trouble if an accident happens and your EUC is involved. EUCs are not allowed in almost every country and you will be prosecuted. Nice Photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetricUSA Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well I'm all for it...?, did I mention I was a naturalist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Or in reality maybe more equivalent to this... It's pretty tricky not to take a road to get somewhere here. I'm usually on the sidewalks, and I cross some intersections by carrying my EUC. When I hear or see cars I stick to the very side, but I'll see people rubber necking to take a look. I hope they don't get into an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, HunkaHunkaBurningLove said: but I'll see people rubber necking to take a look. Same here...and can you imagine what would happen if you looked like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunka Hunka Burning Love Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 If we all looked like that there would be mass accidents in the streets as well as pathways! That's certainly one way to sex up an otherwise basic EUC design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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