[js1138]

You've described conditions in which most people won't walk. Move South. The political climate is also better.

[RonF]

I've described conditions under which the streets of Chicago are packed full of pedestrians during rush hour in January. If they haven't moved south because of the weather, they're not going to move south because of some damn scooter.

[discostu]

Actually people wind up walking in those conditions every winter. Life in the snowbelt is exciting that way. While "move south" might be fine advice (I've certainly enjoyed it), it's not much of a marketing strategy. This thing is simply going to be an abject failure in the winter conditions that are prevalent in most of the nation, in the really nasty places like Chicago it's going to prove fatal. And here's the best part: if you ditch the gyroscopes, give it front and back coaster wheels for stability, give it a grocery store electric cart throttle for speed, and actually make the handle thingy a steering yoke you'll have accomplished two things: the price will be cut by about 90%, and it will actually be remotely useful in winter weather.

[meyer]

You've described conditions in which most people won't walk. Move South. The political climate is also better.

Having lived in northern Ohio for a good part of my life, I can say with a great deal of certainty that people do indeed walk in some very adverse conditions. Still, your advice of moving South is good. I did.