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Originally posted by: SSP
I like the "I told you it was a POS" option.I've been saying that since they started the hype.
maybe one day people with ideas like this will actually take the time to look at the lifestyle of americans before they develop a useless POS product
I agree with you there.
I could definitely see these things being used in large factories, or office complexes like the Pentagon.
Cheese rocks!!!
I'm really waiting for the skateboard or rollerblade version of the HT. I won't have to worry about holding onto the handle then. I could eat and travel at the same time. Woohoo!
Edit: I forgot to mention that I saw Dr. Hibbert riding one a week or two ago.
I don't know about that. Bike riding makes me awfully thirsty and hungry!
I'm really waiting for the skateboard or rollerblade version of the HT. I won't have to worry about holding onto the handle then. I could eat and travel at the same time. Woohoo!
Edit: I forgot to mention that I saw Dr. Hibbert riding one a week or two ago.
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I was just down in Key West, Florida, and I think I found a niche market for the Segway.
The place (for those unfamiliar) is a small island located on the Southern tip of Florida. It's a big tourist spot because of the watersports and incredibly good seafood. In the old town district, streets are crowded and narrow and driving a car through there is a nightmare (trust me, I did it). There is a thriving business in renting motorized scooters to tourists. You can even rent this weird little 3-wheeled two-seater "car" where you sit down with your knees up by your chin. It looks like it has a motorcycle engine.
Anyway, my point is that this sort of setting would be perfect for a Segway. This might be good for the cops on Mackinac Island in Michigan too.
The place (for those unfamiliar) is a small island located on the Southern tip of Florida. It's a big tourist spot because of the watersports and incredibly good seafood. In the old town district, streets are crowded and narrow and driving a car through there is a nightmare (trust me, I did it). There is a thriving business in renting motorized scooters to tourists. You can even rent this weird little 3-wheeled two-seater "car" where you sit down with your knees up by your chin. It looks like it has a motorcycle engine.
Anyway, my point is that this sort of setting would be perfect for a Segway. This might be good for the cops on Mackinac Island in Michigan too.
From Yahoo New State Law Regulates Segway Scooter
From Yahoo Segway hits bump in its progress
The heralded Segway has claimed its first Atlanta victim. A member of the Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force toppled from one of the personal scooters on Cone Street near Luckie Street about 8:40 p.m. Thursday.
The officer, whose name was not released, injured his knee going up a driveway onto the sidewalk, said Atlanta Police Sgt. Michael Giugliano. He was taken to Grady Hospital.
Atlanta is one of the first cities to buy into the concept of using the Segway scooters, manufactured out of Manchester, N.H., for use by city employees.
Six of the 65-pound Segway scooters were lent to the Atlanta police for 60 days in late April by the company that are promoting them. Ten more of the machines were purchased for $9,000 each by the city's Ambassador Force, Central Atlanta Progress and Georgia Power, according to Atlanta Regional Commission spokeswoman Julie Ralston.
From Yahoo Segway Scooter Set for New Post Office Tests
Postmaster General John Potter said the post office has bought 40 of the innovative Segway devices to begin a second phase of testing in Norman, Oklahoma and five new locations including Memphis, the Bronx in New York City, San Francisco, Chandler, Arizona and a sixth, yet-to-be-determined location.
Earlier this year, mail carriers tested the energy-saving scooters in Tampa, Florida and Concord, New Hampshire, near the Segway company's headquarters in Manchester.
The successful tests were conducted with machines provided at no cost. The Postal Service is paying an undisclosed amount for the new machines.
From Yahoo Segway hits bump in its progress
The heralded Segway has claimed its first Atlanta victim. A member of the Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force toppled from one of the personal scooters on Cone Street near Luckie Street about 8:40 p.m. Thursday.
The officer, whose name was not released, injured his knee going up a driveway onto the sidewalk, said Atlanta Police Sgt. Michael Giugliano. He was taken to Grady Hospital.
Atlanta is one of the first cities to buy into the concept of using the Segway scooters, manufactured out of Manchester, N.H., for use by city employees.
Six of the 65-pound Segway scooters were lent to the Atlanta police for 60 days in late April by the company that are promoting them. Ten more of the machines were purchased for $9,000 each by the city's Ambassador Force, Central Atlanta Progress and Georgia Power, according to Atlanta Regional Commission spokeswoman Julie Ralston.
From Yahoo Segway Scooter Set for New Post Office Tests
Postmaster General John Potter said the post office has bought 40 of the innovative Segway devices to begin a second phase of testing in Norman, Oklahoma and five new locations including Memphis, the Bronx in New York City, San Francisco, Chandler, Arizona and a sixth, yet-to-be-determined location.
Earlier this year, mail carriers tested the energy-saving scooters in Tampa, Florida and Concord, New Hampshire, near the Segway company's headquarters in Manchester.
The successful tests were conducted with machines provided at no cost. The Postal Service is paying an undisclosed amount for the new machines.
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