Can’t tame that passion for speed? You need one of these:
That’s right — it’s a scooter-and-stroller all in one. A few quick kicks, a few pedestrians tossed aside, and you’re at your destination in no time.
That picture’s from The Daily Mail. It’s from the Roller Buggy press kit. Note that Roller Buggy prudently failed to put an actual child into the scooter for this demo shot.
If there were any reason at all for this device to exist, it would actually be pretty cool. Apparently the transformation from stroller to scooter involves simply pulling the platform out from under the stroller and flipping the seat. Remove the seat completely, and you’ve got the scooter alone. Of course, even folded flat, the thing looks huge, but there you have it:
It’s allegedly for kids from age 1 1/2 and up, but the Daily Mail article shows a car seat attached, so if you wanted to scramble your infant, it’s theoretically possible.
Wired’s Gadget Lab wrote about this buggy in 2007, but I’m guessing it’s dead in the water since I can’t find any place to buy one now. Our loss, but probably a plus for infant and pedestrian longevity.
Roller Buggy triptych from Wired’s blog; the Roller Buggy/PIXSTUDIOwebsite’s here, but it’s so awful I couldn’t bring myself to plow through it.
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