Even comparing it to a motorcycle, I feel more sketched out by the scooter, just simply because, how effective could any brakes attached to those little wheels possibly be?
Well breaking power is proportional to mass, and seeing as the vehicle weighs perhaps quarter at most of a motorcycle (~50kg, which is on the higher end, but would be along the lines of the weight of these faster scoots, against ~200kg), it would depend a lot more on your personal mass.
It’s not going to be a problem to stop the scooter, but if you’re on the heavier side and have to lean on the bars and put your own weight on it, it’s going to affect the breaking power. A 50kg kid will have a much easier time stopping than a 120kg unit of a man.
There’s also mass distribution to consider, how much more likely is a scooter with a 2 or 3 foot wheelbase going to dump the rider on his nose than a motorcycle with a 6 foot wheelbase?
Even comparing it to a motorcycle, I feel more sketched out by the scooter, just simply because, how effective could any brakes attached to those little wheels possibly be?
Well breaking power is proportional to mass, and seeing as the vehicle weighs perhaps quarter at most of a motorcycle (~50kg, which is on the higher end, but would be along the lines of the weight of these faster scoots, against ~200kg), it would depend a lot more on your personal mass.
It’s not going to be a problem to stop the scooter, but if you’re on the heavier side and have to lean on the bars and put your own weight on it, it’s going to affect the breaking power. A 50kg kid will have a much easier time stopping than a 120kg unit of a man.
There’s also mass distribution to consider, how much more likely is a scooter with a 2 or 3 foot wheelbase going to dump the rider on his nose than a motorcycle with a 6 foot wheelbase?
That probably depends on how fast you ride it and how skilled the rider is and what ground you’re riding it on.