I use mine to go to work on a couple of times a week, which is about one and a half miles, the cycle paths help (about half of the journey) , but never been close to crashing apart from tipping onto its side, but i was messing about in the snow in the car park at work. its great to see some people's faces when they drive by, even after using mine for a year now, people still look at you with a big smile.
Retro Andy