Forget about Bikes, Fosjoas self-balancing scooter Comes to the Netherlands
Source: FOSJOAS begin Time: 2015-03-30
Abstract: Being a country of cyclists, the Netherlands can now embrace a new portable and powerful device rather than stick to old bicycles. Portable and fun, Fosjoas outperforms a bicycle in many aspects and can be an alternative to a bicycle in the daily commute.
The Netherlands is a country of cyclists. There are more bicycles than residents in The Netherlands and in cities like Amsterdam and The Hague up to 70% of all journeys are made by bike. Holland and bicycles go together like bread and jam. Now there emerged a new tool that is really competitive and can be an alternative to bicycles. It’s as much environmental friendly as a bicycle yet with more fun and portable. It’s the Fosjoas, a self-balancing electric unicycle that enables you travel for short distance. A typical Fosjoas unicycle has an 800W motor and a 340W battery that's good for 24 miles of about-town scooting at a maximum speed of 12kph. In the Netherlands 27% of all trips and 25% of trips to work are made by bike. The average distance cycled per person per day is 2.5 km. So Fosjoas is quite capable for a short distance commute in Holland.
Getting to work, school or a meeting can be such a hassle. Public transport is very crowded, taking your car means traffic jams and insane parking fees and finding a space to put your bike where it won’t get stolen is quite impossible. Fosjoas electric self-balancing unicycle has the solution for this. Using gyro technology, Fosjoas keeps itself balanced. You just have to stand the pedals at either side of the wheel and you control it by shifting your weigh through your feet. The inbuilt chip senses your tilting and gives order to the wheel. You basically just have to lean forwards and backwards on the wheel and you can glide through paths. In the Netherlands, bike theft is a big problem. It is estimated that about one of five (20%) bicycles are stolen each year. The Fosjoas self-balancing scooters weighs only ten kilograms and is easy fold-able, so you can take it with you into the office or on public transport, free of theft trouble.
If you are a gadget freak or if you want to try a new commuting manner rather than bicycle, you definitely can give Fosjoas a try.