# Fire-Breathing Scooters The Flamethrower Scooter Keeps Tailgaters Away By Michael Hines | Published 2010-03-26 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamethrower-scooter References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2010/03/flame-throwing.php) & [gizmowatch](http://www.gizmowatch.com/entry/wannabe-bond-build-s-himself-a-fire-throwing-scooter/) Keep tailgaters far, far away with Colin Fruze's flamethrower scooter. This scooter can shoot flames as far as 12 feet with the push of a button. James Bond would be jealous. Colin Fruze is an Englishman who hates traffic. He first put his homemade flamethrower on his [BMX](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shadow-chimera) bike before moving it to his scooter. Thankfully, the flamethrower scooter isn't street legal, so we (I) don't have to worry about getting singed. What can I say, I love to ride a**/tailgate. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Flamethrower Vehicles:** There is a rising trend of incorporating flamethrowers in non-traditional vehicles, providing an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the automotive industry. - **Personalized Transportation:** Personalizing transportation options, such as adding flamethrowers, is becoming a trend, creating possibilities for disruptive innovation in the transportation sector. - **Extreme Commuting:** Extreme commuting methods, like flamethrower scooters, are gaining popularity, opening avenues for disruptive innovation in the commuting industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automotive:** The automotive industry can explore the integration of non-traditional features like flamethrowers to create disruptive innovations in vehicle design and customization. - **Transportation:** The transportation industry can leverage the trend of personalized transportation options, including flamethrowers, to develop disruptive innovations in urban commuting and alternative transportation. - **Outdoor Recreation:** The outdoor recreation industry can tap into the trend of extreme commuting, like flamethrower scooters, to offer disruptive innovations in adventure sports and recreational activities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [6000-Watt E-Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superscooter-gt1p.md) - [Full-Tilt Steering Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fourwheel-scooter.md) - [Engine Simulating Scooter Speakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/segway-engine-wireless-speaker.md) - [Hyper-Speed Commuter Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/segway-kickscooters-gt-series.md) - [Speedily Sprinting Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-escooter.md) - [Race Car-Inspired Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lavoie-series-1.md) - [SUV-Inspired Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/splach-titan.md) - [Transforming Commuter Kick Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beam-scooter.md) - [Hydraulic Shock Electric Scooters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dualmotor-electric-kick-scooter.md)