# Multiple choice question: What rental unit do you use frequently? Why? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204 "2019-12-21T22:04:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cathy967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Cathy967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cathy967)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/1 "2019-12-21T22:04:25Z")
A. Car B. Motorbike C. Vespa Scoote D. WHEELS scooter E. Bird Scooter F. Hover board G. One wheel H. Segway I. Bicycle J. Other (write your answer) ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/2 "2019-12-21T22:10:11Z")
**Moderator Action** Polls belong in IMHO. Moving thread (from GQ). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/3 "2019-12-21T22:31:55Z")
J. Other. The rental unit I use by far the most frequently is the apartment that I live in. I define “using it” to mean any time that I am there, including even right now as I type this post. The next-most-frequent rental unit I’ve used in the last few years is also J. Other: one of the units (actually, ALL of the units) pictured on [this page](http://www.nriflyingclub.com/index-3.html). Although to be honest, I didn’t exactly rent any of these units myself. A few friends did, and we went various interesting places, but we all split the expenses. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/4 "2019-12-21T22:38:29Z")
You can rent a One Wheel? Bad, bad, bad idea. I had a One Wheel for a while. It is cool as hell, fun as hell and dangerous as hell. There is a real learning curve for one. Very different than a typical scooter which anyone can get the hang of in about 30 seconds. I injured myself riding a One Wheel and sold it. Wrenched my shoulder (yeah…long story). Still twinges a bit 18 months later. There is even a YouTuber whose whole channel was dedicated to zooming around on his One Wheel and he was very good at riding it and, semi-recently, he hurt himself on one sufficient for a hospital visit and stop him riding for a while. To be fair he was pushing the envelope instead of normal riding but it remains that the danger is real. I loved riding it…I really did. Like surfing on land. But I am too old to be able to recover easily from spills and had to give it up. I would never, ever let someone who had never ridden one rent one (or rather, I would do my level best to talk them out of it). ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/5 "2019-12-21T22:40:29Z")
I wouldn’t rent anything I use frequently. I’d buy one. I didn’t even know you COULD rent half these things (“one-wheel”? Are those the doodads with the wheel in the middle and standing platform on the outside? They do look kind of cool, I must say) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/6 "2019-12-21T22:59:48Z")
The only things I’ve ever rented are apartments and cars. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/7 "2019-12-22T00:27:08Z")
I use a bicycle nearly every day, but it’s one I own, not one I rent. I don’t know if that counts. And why are scooters split up by brands, but bikes are all lumped together? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/8 "2019-12-22T02:25:29Z")
I rent cars now and then but mainly if I fly somewhere. The OW and I rented a couple bicycles at a park back in 1997 or so. Other than that have never rented any of the things on the list although I have used Segways and (you didn’t mention them but) golf carts. Motorcycles/scooters ---- I have the right contacts to score a free loaner most places if I decide I really want one. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/9 "2019-12-22T02:29:47Z")
I have rented some lime scooters and some bikes, nothing regular since I am infrequently where those are available as I dislike those places, however when there I try to do something fun, so rent them. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-choice-question-what-rental-unit-do-you-use-frequently-why/845204/10 "2019-12-22T04:02:09Z")
Other. Major equipment I don’t own like sewer cleaners, concrete saws, etc. Dennis