Hoverboards Banned at Rutgers

New Brunswick, NJ - If you have a hoverboard, don’t bring it to any Rutgers campus.

Rutgers University has decided to temporarily ban hoverboards, William Scott, Rutgers University’s chief of emergency services, announced Thursday. Kean University already decided to ban the fire-causing devices, with their fire safety director calling the decision ”a no brainer.”

If you own a hoverboard, please do not bring the devices to any RU campus, Rutgers says. Effective immediately, hoverboards are not permitted to be operated, charged or stored on campus or in any Rutgers-owned building.

The school issued the ban after the Consumer Product Safety Commission raised concerns about the safety of hoverboards. Many fires have been reported from hoverboard storage, including one in Lacey over the Christmas holiday.

Fires have also been reported while hoverboards are in use or charging.

The school said the ban ”will be reevaluated” when the federal government finishes its investigation.