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Terrain and Avoiding Hazards, Slips and Trips
The Solowheel Scorpion is highly maneuverable and allows you to easily navigate over rough pavement and around obstacles. However,
to prevent the loss of traction, you must always be careful when riding and learn to identify and avoid slippery, wet surfaces, loose
materials, steep slopes, potholes and obstacles.
Stop and step off the Solowheel over unsafe surfaces or terrain.
The Solowheel's tire must be able to grip the ground for you to stay upright. Slips occur when the Solowheel loses traction, potentially
causing loss of control and a fall. Abrupt maneuvers, and riding over slippery surfaces, loose objects and materials, or steep slopes can
cause the Solowheel to lose traction.
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When you reach the upper speed limit, the Solowheel will 'push' you back. You may feel it's oscillating, that it is moving forward
underneath you to make you lean back, or that it takes extra effort to accelerate.
Do not continue leaning or bending forward to
try and increase your speed or you will fall.
Beyond the speed limit, the motor does not have enough power to catch you. Lean
back and slow down.
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Avoid abrupt maneuvers, such as fast or sudden stopping or starting.
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Avoid riding on slippery surfaces such as snow, ice, wet floors, wet grass, or any other surface that might cause slipping.
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Avoid riding over loose objects or materials such as small branches, litter, gravel, sand or small stones.
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Avoid riding on slopes 15 degrees or greater.
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Avoid sharp turns as the foot platform may scrape the ground and throw you off balance.
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Avoid holes, grooves, curbs, steps and other obstacles.
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Avoid riding over any surface where the foot platforms may strike an object.
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Use caution when riding over any terrain change such as pavement to grass, over a threshold or speed bump. When in doubt,
avoid the bumps.
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Avoid riding the Solowheel in heavy rain or other adverse weather conditions.
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Do not ride at night when visibility is poor and you cannot see your surroundings clearly.
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Do not attempt to ride with the handle fully extended.