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by salad-tycoon 994 days ago
These are the ones that move super fast with a terrible braking system (one wheel) and zero protective gear right? Never seen one in person but I’ve read chatter and seen a video a while back. I mean anyone that jumps out of an airplane should also be prepared for the chute to not deploy.

I’m guessing the difference is that you dont have to sign a waiver for onewheel riding?
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dragonwriter 994 days ago
> I’m guessing the difference is that you dont have to sign a waiver for onewheel riding?

If a chute doesn't open because of a manufacturing defect, that creates liability for the manufacturer, too.

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catiopatio 994 days ago
The design, maintenance, and alteration of parachute equipment is regulated by the FAA; equipment must be approved under the FAA’s technical standards, and anyone packing a parachute must be an FAA-licensed rigger.

AFAIK there are no such standards (mandatory or voluntary) applied to Onewheel’s devices.

They could have voluntarily applied hardware and software standards from other safety fields (e.g. automotive engineering), but they apparently chose not to.

As the peer commenter said: move fast and break bones.

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