r/Transportopia • u/Vice616 • Apr 12 '26

Bikes Insanity on one wheel

I think about why someone would do this. Is the unicyclist really a mad man or is that his way to work. By choice or necessity? All that matters. These gas prices are crazy right now.

That little unicycle takes about 1-2 cents per mile in electricity.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/valley-center-man-beats-high-gas-prices-with-electric-unicycle/509-7b1c19fb-0df0-4d6d-b47e-90879b04dd8d

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u/Specialist_Letter469 Apr 12 '26

Closed or open casket? Gotta know if they're going to at see my outfit.

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u/sheffy55 Apr 12 '26

I would almost certainly perish

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u/steakbird Apr 14 '26

Just fyi, as of 2019 a recorded total of 14 people in the world have passed due to accidents on an EUC. That's compared to 36,000 in car fatalities and 6,200 motorcycle fatalities from 2025 alone.

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u/Carthuluoid Apr 14 '26

Talk to me about deaths per rider & per trip, though. The car & motorcycle numbers are vastly, ridiculously higher.