Rugged country version of the Segway.
Posted on 09/27/2010 4:46:30 AM PDT by tje
Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, has died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river.
The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway.
The Segway is a motorised scooter which use gyroscopes to remain upright and is controlled by the direction in which the rider leans.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I thought this was The Onion. May he R.I.P.
Rugged country version of the Segway.
I guess Jimi was segued away.
So does his family sue the manufacturer?
That ad campaign is pretty well shot.
Four wheels are better.
He must have had a GPS on it...
Maybe he should have walked....
That’s the new, improved Kevorkian model. I’m almost sure of it.
“A Segway-style vehicle was recovered. He was pronounced dead at the scene.”
Atrocious writing. Sounds like the Segway was pronounced.
Four wheels are better
A dirt bike or mountain bike would have the right tool for the job.
Suicide or accident? In any case the world has lost a productive inventor.
Top Gear News
This guy is the businessman (sucker) who bought the company, not the inventor.
LOL——Kevorkian-approved death by Segway.
RIP, but THIS was an embarrassing way to go!
Like automobiles, roller-skates, and bicycles, the Segway goes where you point it. It doesn’t do the navigation or the attention to road safety and suitability. The driver is responsible as always for these.
From the details I see, an unfortunate accident but not particularly funny nor ironic. Just one of those things.
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