I&#x27;ve seen a few of these in London they aren&#x27;t really faster than a fast walking speed which makes people who use them look very silly.<p>They are quite often laughably used in shopping centers or and super markets mostly because allot of the pavements in London are horribly uneven which probably doesn&#x27;t provide a very good surface for those.
I&#x27;ve seen 2 guys on those things at Westfield last weekend arguing with a bunch of confused staff that didn&#x27;t knew how to treat them.<p>I don&#x27;t really get this device it doesn&#x27;t help you to commute any faster, it doesn&#x27;t increase your pedestrian commute range if you aren&#x27;t fit to walk you won&#x27;t be able to use one of those (they got quite a stringy weight limit, and require quite a bit of effort to balance yourself on) anyhow.<p>It&#x27;s a bit funny to see fit and young hipsters pretty much using a 500$ mobility scooter...