I dont know if you are familiar with a the peak of innovation in personal transportation. The "kick" does nothing if you dont do what the name implies, but if you use your leg as nature intended, its a death machine when it comes to speed. Icy conditions is also a success factor when it comes to speed. Until the roads gets sanded, of course
It is nothing short of a miracle that I actually reached mature age or didn't get mangled during childhood swishing down the icy roads where I grew up, dodging cars and the nasty plow truck. But I still use it for exercise and thrill of the speed. The dog gets to run too