SEGWAY OUT THE PEDESTRIAN

Fiedor Report On the News #266 ^ | 3-31-02 | Doug Fiedor

[11B3]

In South Dakota??? I'd love to see these things during the winter months trying to navigate through two to three feet of snow. Or at the Sturgis Rally where they'd be called Speed Bumps. Of course, being Dasshole's home state, Jobs probably went to him personally. Janklow should know better.

[genefromjersey]

We have someone with a motorized scooter in the neighborhood, and they let their son- age about 14-15 - race up and down the streets at speeds of ( I'm guessing )up to 40 mph.

Whether or not the thing is legal, I don't know. NJ regulates just about every facet of our lives.

I do know, a minor riding any kind of bicycle is supposed to wear a helmet, and regular scooter-riding kids are encouraged to wear head and knee protection.

It's a bit unnerving to see this kid-no protection of any kind-whizzing down the street, ignoring oncoming cars, etc. He even rides after dark, without lights.

I have to keep telling myself: " It's his parents' business-not mine ! " ; but I'm sure,when some unfortunate motorist hits him, the parents will file suit against as much of the community as possible !

[eno_]

They said the same thing about the car and the plane, by the way...

Good answer! Who knows if the segway will succeed? But, like the automobile and the airplane, it will seem alarming and out of place at first. The performance is also likely to change a great deal over the next 20-30 years. So while the naysayers may be right in the end - we still should not listen to them and give the Segway a chance.

[PoisedWoman]

I want one. NOW. I also want to get on this bump list. Thanks.

[UCANSEE2]

These things look real cute. But the ads, pictures don't mention one very important thing. THE BATTERY PACK.

In the pictures they don't show it. You have to carry it on your shoulders. How much does it weigh ?

Are you women going to carry a purse over one shoulder and a 30lb battery pack on the other ?

[PoisedWoman]

Are you women going to carry a purse over one shoulder and a 30lb battery pack on the other ?

Heavens, No! Maybe they can fix up a dealie like a bicycle basket for carrying the power supply. And purse. And groceries. And radio. And ashtray.

[mamelukesabre]

I don't think this thing is very useful. Where would you use it? It doesn't have adequate range to make it useful, and there isn't enough space on the sidewalks for it. You can't take it indoors with you and there is no place to "park" it outside the buildings. It isn't fast enough to use on streets. Perhaps in some european cities and some asian cities where the primary mode of transportation is a bicycle or a motorscooter, it would be useful. But in america, forget it.

Hmmmmm, maybe on a golf course....

[RightOnline]

I have just two words by way of comment on this crazy piece:

Brilliant marketing.

[UCANSEE2]

Not only is there no where to 'park' it, you could never leave it. It would be gone faster than a pair of Jordan's or Nike's.