Patent ID: 8322477

Claim:
A transporter comprising: a first support platform for supporting a load, the first support platform defining fore-aft and lateral planes; a plurality of ground contacting elements coupled to the first support platform such that the first support platform is statically stable with respect to tipping and tilting in the fore-aft plane; a handlebar attached to the first support platform; a second support platform for supporting a user in a standing position and having a load distribution, the second support platform tiltably coupled to the first support platform such that the second support platform can tilt in at least the fore-aft plane; a motorized drive arrangement for driving at least one of the plurality of ground contacting elements; a sensor module for generating a signal indicative of a load distribution of the second support platform based upon the tilt of the second support platform; and a controller for commanding the motorized drive arrangement based on the load distribution; wherein the controller commands the motorized drive arrangement so as to cause an acceleration of the transporter, the transporter further including an indicator for providing an indication based on the acceleration, the indication apprehensible externally.