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Well, Ginger would be a good idea if these issues you raised were addressed. I would be intrigued if this machine could get up to 40-50 MPH (I'll bet I could do some "Tweaking" to make THAT happen...) and had some way of NOT sliding into a wall if the ground was slippery. As for security, I'll bet that the "Joystick" is removable and uses an electronic key that disables the lower pedistal unless the EXACT joystick is firmly installed.
Power might be from a removable battery pack (Yet another possible security measure) that the owner keeps until he/she gets to an outlet where it can be plugged in for the duration of "It's" non-usage.
"It" simply MUST be waterproof. Kamen's not blind. I'm sure he'd insulate all parts that might become damaged from moisture.
Just my thoughts...

I agree that IT is fascinating technology. I've seen Kamen's IBOT wheelchair (I know, TIME says he hates to see it called a that), which is amazing and should be a big hlp to the wheelchair bound. However, I believe that there are serious barriers, many of them governmental, to this thing becoming a mass market success. Based on the TiME article, I'd guess that the Segway folks have thought of many of them. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.