Japan Bans Electric Ride Suitcases in Tokyo Due to Missuse
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It is bad enough having to contend with electric scooters darting about everywhere causing havoc
Now we have electric suitcases to contend with
At the moment they are confined to the likes of Japan and Asia and are supposed to be just used in the airports
But one Chinese woman in Japan has already been fined for using one on a public sidewalk , not because it is illegal , but because she wasn't wearing the relevant safety equipment and did not have a driving licence !!
And they are not slow, they can travel up to 13 km per hour, just look at one going full pelt in the video
Now Japan is clamping down on their use because of incidents as mentioned above
All people had to worry about before were the wheels jamming on their cases now they need to watch out they don't get hit by a luggage lout
I remember the old series ' man in a suitcase', if they had a remake it would be 'man on a suitcase'
www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/japan-puts-the-brakes-on-electric-rideable-suitcases/ar-BB1qNEwf
Have seen these in Selfridges and though it looks fun, there’s really no need for such contraptions
I remember and still have suitcases in my loft that do not have wheels. We had to carry our suitcases, can you imagine that today!
eyeballkerry Don't get rid of them E, they will probably be collectable in the near future
The next generation will probably compare them to the first mobile phone 
telmel I use them to store stuff in the loft plus when we move they will come in handy for packing stuff up.
eyeballkerry Thet are good for storing things E, just have to vacuum pack clothes as they can go musty over time
telmel I already use them, have done for years. My wedding dress is still in one from 27 years ago. We do get it out and air it.
Electric scooters are a menace where I am. We've had serious accidents with them but people still use them without helmets and to top it off illegal where I am but the police don't do anything about it
Jerseydrew I have seen two and in some cases three riding on one J , and without helmets
telmel Just over a year ago a 15 year old was riding his scooter in our village on the main road that goes through it and he was hit by a car and killed.
eyeballkerry in France if you go were they aren't allowed the scooters cup. Don't know how it works. Was at workshop thing for work and had a chat with a police who informed me
eyeballkerry we've had a few have serious accidents and other just use term without helmets. On pavements and roads. I won't get out the way of those pavements same as cyclists I actually go out my way to get in their way mainly cos I have the attitude of why should they force the elderly, disabled and kids or parents pushing prams into a road
Lol 
thats crazy 
suitcases 
that you can ride on I’ve heard of these but had no idea 
they can go up to that speed!!
Electric suitcase lol some people are just lazy, I personally wouldn't use one, I have the wife to pull mine 
PMSL I now have a crazy image in my head of Japanese folk racing around on these suitcases, skidding around corners, crashing into things and knocking them flying and ending up in a heap of arm, legs all stuck out of a mountain of these things. Whatever next LOL 
Electric suitcases, whatever next lol. Doesn't seem that long ago that we were all carrying our suitcases, it was a pain when the handle snapped but we managed lol.
PhilipMarc A lot of airports have moving walkways to assist you getting to terminals that are far away
Lets hope they don't make these redundant in place of these motorised suitcases , it would save them a lot on maintenance and electricity if they did
Two years ago when our daughter when we went to see our daughter off on her overseas placement to Ghana my partner's brother & I saw these lads pushing their suitcases to see who's went further, a bit like bowls
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