Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. Like a lot of kids in the late 1970s and 1980s (and today), I ...

I ride a skateboard just about every day — to and from the subway going to work, and recreationally on the weekends. In an ideal world, I’d like to cruise all the way to work and not step foot on a ...