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Speed Glitch on Shared Electric Scooters (scootertalk.org)
4 points by scootertalk on June 9, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Consumer Reports recently wrote an article about a speed glitch based on the information they found on the ScooterTalk forum. The glitch impacts the Segway Ninebot e-scooter in the fleets on Bird, Lyft, VOI, and more.

By following a few simple steps the scooter will rocket past the governed speed implemented by the city to 20+ mph (30+ kph).

Here are the steps:

(1) Begin riding the scooter

(2) While holding the throttle down press hard with your foot on the rear fender break to bring the scooter to a brief stop

(3) While continuing to hold the throttle release your foot from the rear fender

(4) The scooter will rocket to 20+ mph (30+ kph)

Here is a link to the Consumer Reports article. https://www.consumerreports.org/product-safety/safety-glitch...




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