[DoughtyOne]

This is so narrowminded. Are wheelchairs going to be outlawed as well? I hate to break it to these supervisors, but folks with circulation problems who are otherwise healthy, but can't walk long distances, will be helped greatly by the Segway.

I can walk just fine on level ground. When that level ground turns into the slightest upgrade, say two to six degrees, it wears me out to walk any distance at all. My blood pools in my lower legs. There's nothing I can do about it. I have been looking forward to picking up a Segway.

This outright hostility toward the thing has me scratching my head. What the hell is it about the thing that drives some of you folks so damned battey?

Say do you folks think we could give the thing a test? Let's say we throw it in a pond with a fifty pound weight tied to it, and if it floats it isn't a witch. Okay?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Actually I think the Segway has great value for those who have trouble walking. I posted the article because of the irony of the same liberal yahoos who once were claiming the Segway would eliminate the "evil auto" are now going too far the other way to ban its use.

[Bob Mc]

"This outright hostility toward the thing has me scratching my head."

I have often wondered the same thing. I suspect it's the same hostility that was exhibited at the automobile's invention (not that I think the Segway will gain as much acceptance as the auto).

Some people are either afraid of or just plain hate CHANGE! Or maybe because the initial costs are so high, people think only the rich can afford one, so for some it is a class envy of sorts.

I think these high tech thingys are facinating!

[nhoward14]

How do you ban wheelchairs when the reason people have them is because they cannot stand or walk? Standing appears to be mandatory with the Segway.

Also, last I checked, the universal symbol for handicapped is a person in a wheelchair.

[Willie Green]

This outright hostility toward the thing has me scratching my head.
What the hell is it about the thing that drives some of you folks so damned battey?

I think it has to do with the severely overblown hype and mystery that existed before it was actually unveiled. I'm certain that it will have a beneficial niche for those who will use it. But it's not exactly the most revolutionary mode of transportation ever conceived by mankind as was touted prior to its introduction to the public.

[gusopol3]

This is so narrowminded. Are wheelchairs going to be outlawed as well?

strangely, cablecars have escaped the scrutiny of the safety zealots

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Let's say we throw it in a pond with a fifty pound weight tied to it, and if it floats it isn't a witch. Okay?

That sounds like so much trouble. Couldn't we just look for three sixes in the serial number?