Ride you carry-on down the isle. How lazy can you be?

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Getting around an airport may never be the same.
A Chicago businessman is selling a rideable carry-on bag. Rather than pulling your luggage from terminal to terminal, travelers can sit on the Modobag and reach speeds up to 8 mph thanks to an electric motor.

"We're not trying to make anyone lazy," said Kevin O'Donnell, the founder of Modobag. "It's about life efficiency."

More Here: http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/22/technology/suitcase-motorized-rideable-motobag/index.html

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He's selling the bag for about $1,000 during an Indiegogo campaign. It's small enough to be carried on almost any airline.
 
That won't work at a busy airport. Someone may go 2 feet and run into a crowd waiting to board a flight or deplaning.


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The funny part of this is the example of the people riding them. They don't seem to be the type that would need to ride their luggage anywhere. Guess they only travel off-peak, because I can barely get around ATL most days without having to do a lot of dodging, sudden stopping, speeding up and slowing down. It is an exercise in dexterity and an easy way to accomplish my 10,000 steps on my fitbit.;) These would open up a lot of liability to the airports, and just make those rushes to the gate a lot more difficult.
 
The wheelbase on this bag is really narrow, combined with a high CG, the Modobag is going to tip over on a tight turn faster than a overloaded Suzuki Samurai, better have a helmet when you're riding. Moreover, at 19 lbs empty weight (over twice that of a Travel Pro Crew 4), you actually don't get 80% capacity, more like 68% (assuming a 40lbs carry-on weight limit). Once this hits the market get ready for the lawsuits to start rolling in.

I used to sell luggage during my college years, and I'd see gimmicks like this come and go, but the regular roller boards always stuck around.

One final consideration, if you're riding this through the airport and you're not hands free on a phone, watch out for airport police, you'll be cited for distracted driving.;)
 
This is perfect. We've already got the imbeciles staring at their phones as they shamble down the corridors making everybody navigate around them, and the clueless who exit the jet bridge and come to a dead stop (and block the jet bridge) while they try to figure out where baggage claim is located. When these rideable suitcases proliferate you can be certain the riders will do the same things the pedestrians do. That will be quite a show!
 
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