I just caught up with a contractor acquaintance who has been away from our office for a few month, and he told me he took the plunge and bought a unicycle, which he had told me last summer he'd been thinking about doing. We had just been talking about how close he lives to this job (1.5 mi), and I jokingly said maybe he could ride his unicycle to work! But we then went on to consider if it would really work. A google search for "commute by unicycle" reveals a few hits, so I suppose someone, somewhere, has done it. Anyone here?

Obviously it would depend on the roads or sidewalks on the route, and the length. He said a unicyclist is generally considered a pedestrian legally, and we wondered whether the road or the sidewalk would be more appropriate and safe. Is there such a thing as "vehicular unicycling"? Or would its lower speeds truly make it more appropriate to operate in pedestrian mode than vehicle mode?

Thoughts? Experience?