Standing passenger on bicycles
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008(please see previous post and this page, where a guy presents a scary urban legend about lopping toes off as if it were a first hand account)
What I saw was simply them using a type of footpeg (ハブステップ) not found in America. They have better traction and are often even called second-rider hub step (they are all called hub steps). Even though they tell people not to use them for standing on, they’re clearly designed to make standing as easy as possible (though this of course relates to their use in stunts as well) and refer to them as steps for two-person riding. It’s like how you can buy ferret accessories or paraphernalia for pot.
Good news:
I’m talking to a guy who made something that would make having a standing passenger safe and (probably) legal. Stay tuned…