Holy crap! After all these years, I finally saw my first Segway!

[comaplate]

[quote M A V I C]

I've personally been forced off the sidewalk by segways multiple times. It typically results from the person going fast and wanting to look back at something. They continue on, full speed, without looking forward. It's also illegal to ride bikes on sidewalks in this area.
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Of course, Segways still probably don't travel faster than a well-thrown water bottle, which would illustrate the point nicely...

[lafinfil]

I saw my first "live one" a few months ago at the Indy airport - a couple security guards doing
move along duty - I could see the advantages over a bike.

Nice upright position, good visibility of the officers by folks in cars and the were whipping around
and turning on a dime when needed. Probably one of the better uses over a bike I've seen.

[RAMd®d]

I was turned off by all the seqway bashers' attitudes.

Same here. Most have been real simpletons, near as I can tell, bashing for the silliest of reasons.

For some reason things that are different bring out the idiot and juvenile in some folks, and the need to feel superior.

When they first came out, dealmac was the coffee klatch corner, and the stupidest "predictions" about the Segway were made from pedestrians being run over by hordes of attacking Segway riders, to Segway jacking, apparently to be deserved by the rider. Some people need little impetus to hate.

It would be cool to play with one for awhile, but I don't think I could get any kind of utility out of it, for the money it costs.

Maybe if I lived in a more suburban or sedate area.

[blooz]

I saw one being used in a museum at a fairly crowded show. I didn't see anything wrong with the lady using it but I can't believe the museum would let people bring their own, so it must be a service for people with walking problems.

[spearmint]

[quote jdc]funny, i saw my first one last week too -- in Napa, CA -- in a fairly residential district

he stopped on the corner and lit up smoke, then i knew why he needed it, lack of breath
Betcha you were in South Napa just east of 29. I saw one there. With no pedestrians, around it looked fun. For excitement here it does not take too much.

[laarree]

I wonder when the next time I will see someone on a Segway in real life will be.
They are apparently nearly as rare as sewer alligators here in New York CIty.

[Grateful11]

I have access to a golf cart where I work but I usually walk unless I really have a long way to
go and I'm in a really big hurry. We also have a golf cart with a little truck bed here on the
farm that we use to repair fences and do odd jobs, it really comes in handy at times. Main
reason for getting it was 80yo FIL needed something to get around on since his stroke.

[ho'ard]

[quote davester]There are a number of them around here, operated by geeks. They basically fill exactly the same function as a bicycle, except that they are slower, have no positive effect on your health, and cost waaaaay more money. A solution in search of a problem.
But davester, you're missing the whole point that people who are unable to ride a bike due to medical reasons can get around on a Segway-- you know, that medical condition that allows you to stand for 30 minutes at a time but not pedal a bike . . .

[ho'ard]

They've been a common site in Chicago for years. The police downtown, mostly around Millenium Park, ride them (my tax dollars down the toilet); and there are a few storefront tour agencies downtown that give tours (a group of 6-10 riders usually).

If these things were ever to catch on as garage candy they'd need big dangerous bumpers, killer sound systems, and a well-publicized sticker price of at least $25,000-- they'd be all over the ghetto . . .

[laarree]

Just saw this a minute ago: "Segway of the Sky", a flying Seqwayish thingie.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/definition-of...327172.php