All along, the industry’s evaluation of the balance car has been mixed. Some people call it “the last kilometer artifact of the subway†and “traveling artifactâ€, and some people define it as “the road killerâ€. Although traffic accidents caused by balancing cars occurred from time to time, this did not stop the enthusiasm of consumers. The balance car that shuttled through the streets did not decrease.
A few days ago, Beijing and Shanghai issued an announcement on the ban on the road for the long-disturbed balance car, and stated that all transportation tools were intensively rectified.
Beijing, Shanghai and other cities traffic police department said that the scope of use of the balance car can only be in closed residential roads and indoor venues, using electric scooters, electric balance car and unicycle and other means of travel on public roads, not only will make a fine, The offenders will also be ordered to make immediate corrections and no further use of such gliding tools will be allowed.
Some industry insiders told Lei Feng that such centralized remediation will spread to all parts of the country. The legend of the artifacts seems to be ended.
Balanced car banned and hidden?Although the "Road Traffic Safety Law" had already stipulated that the means of transport itself was not within the driving range of the road, many practitioners revealed to Lei Fengwang that due to the lack of a unified standard that was implemented, the products on the market were not uniform. This is the trigger for the ban on transporting vehicles.
At present, products are uneven, and product problems are one of the important reasons.
Zhou Wei, the world’s best music company, said.
Liu Feng, a fast wheel technology CEO, said: "Before the standard is implemented, it is forbidden because of security considerations."
According to tests conducted by the Beijing Consumer Association on 20 models of electric scooters, the results showed that almost all products are not up to the maximum speed and braking distance, that is, the dry braking distance specified in the “General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles†is less than 4 meters, the maximum speed is less than 20km/h.
The highest speed is not difficult to understand. The braking distance of a balancing vehicle refers to the distance the vehicle rides when the balancing car is at a certain speed from the moment it starts to completely stop. Therefore, the smaller the braking distance is, the more safety it is. The higher. Although the "General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles" was released as early as May 28, 1999, it seems to be just a device for the balance car market.
Lei Feng network search Jingdong Mall mall balance car keyword, it shows there are more than 200 balance car brands (including unicycles, twist cars and armrests and handrails without two-wheeled balance car, etc.), and the price is from a few hundred dollars to Nearly one hundred thousand yuan ranged, among which the product sold for the thousandth or less was the highest. However, when you open the product page, you will find that there are few specifications that meet the standards.
Many manufacturers have even publicized this unqualified data, including some well-known domestic brands (friendship reminders, they must pay attention to whether the maximum speed exceeds 20km when purchasing products).
There is a balance car player told Lei Feng network, the balance car itself is a relatively risky tool, because the lack of braking system, if you really encounter unexpected circumstances can only choose to jump.
Because the user is standing in the car during riding, the inertia will be greater than the sitting position. If the speed is suddenly decelerated, the safety risk is very large.
What are the reasons for these companies to collectively "step on the red line"?According to Zhou Wei, it is not difficult from a technical point of view to put the dry braking distance and speed within the standard range.
But 20km/h speed consumers are difficult to accept, in the United States this speed limit is 20 miles, more than 30 kilometers;
The reason why the dry braking distance exceeds the limit is that many cars now use electronic brakes without physical brakes. At the same time, the control system is also very poor, which leads to the problem that the gliding distance exceeds the standard.
The implication is that the "speeding" balance car can run rampant, mainly because some manufacturers have introduced so-called more powerful products in order to please consumers' demand for speed, and the braking distance exceeds the standard because the manufacturers do not pay enough attention to product safety. As a result, the "General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles" did not play any regulatory role.
Liu Haibo, deputy secretary-general of the Electric Self-balancing Vehicle Industry Alliance and general manager of the Shenzhen Freewheel Smart Power Co., Ltd., also publicly stated that there is no national standard in the balance car industry and that enterprises and factories are developing and producing according to their own wishes.
Lei Fengnet (searching for "Lei Feng Net" public concern) also reported on the chaos of the twisted car ecological chain last year: under the impetus of market demand, from September 2015 to December three months, only With 600 new factories in Shenzhen, the intensified competition has led to a sharp decline in profits in all aspects of the supply chain. Some manufacturers have begun cutting corners in order to maintain the normal operation of the factory, and these substandard products have not been subject to any regulatory departments and regulations.
The lack of industry standards and inadequate market supervision have given balance car manufacturers opportunities to exploit loopholes, so many manufacturers will more or less take the risk of crossing this red line. In this regard, Zhou Wei did not shy away from it.
Short-distance travel is just what you need. The balance car market should set industry standards as quickly as possible and supervise implementation. Consumers need good products and products that meet safety requirements.
Postscript: According to the latest news, the China Electromechanical Chamber of Commerce Electric Equilibrium Branch has started the formulation of the “China Balance Vehicle Group Standardâ€. If there are no accidents, this will be the world’s first standard for balancing car groups, which will come from the domestic market. It is good news. However, whether the new standards can be implemented by each company is still unknown. If the situation of the rampant rampage of the cottage manufacturers cannot be improved in the future, it is the best result for the consumers to balance the cars.