come to think of it, nobody riding them had a helmet on.
> > Apparently the physics are spot-on, and the courses are very detailed.
> > I'm looking forward to the Central Park Jogging Path and the Mall Ring.
> And how long before you see the first dudes in baggy clothing doing
> Segway half-pipe tricks on the Pro Tour on ESPN 2 ??
> - Michael
>> They made this thing out to be the savior of the free world and it's
>nothing
>> but a powered skateboard, granted it has some neat features but does
>anyone
>> actually see these being used by the public at large?
>No, it will be banned from the sidewalks from any city that is run by anyone
>with any common sense.
/petern
Bite ME!!! hehehehe hows that?
dave henrie
If it were of oil companies, I'm sure they would find a way to ban all
bicycles <G>
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Yea, Cities are going to be desingend around it, right? Give me a break. :-)
Yea, all the Segway people can move to Mars with Steve Jobs. Heh.
> /petern
I think hadicapped people would prefer a motorized wheel chair, don't you?
> Or maybe I don't! Please!
> If you really think your nonsense about whose posts are "justified" holds
> any merit, or fool anyone exept maybe yourself, just killfile me now, or
> avoid my posts.
> Perhaps the lack of relevance in your own post is the first place to cast
> a suspicios eye. At least our posts were on topic. Yours, however, is not.
> I swear, you pompous f#$%$rs telling people to get out of the group. 1)
> Bite my ass 2) Go buy a sense of humor
KFG
> Anyway, yes, it seems as thought it would be unsafe for pedestrians on the
> sidewalk and for the rider on streets.
> A bike lane, or walking path seems ideal.
>> > Ok, fair enough - since it seems to be beyond the realm of your
>> understanding,
>> > here, I'll hold your hand:
>> Geez, you talk like someone with major stocks in the company behind this
>> new contraption. It will be unsafe on sidewalks and the street is no
>> place to be using one, GoPeds are banned here and I expect the same will
>> happen to these things also.
They're nothing more than electric mopeds that balance themselves.
KFG
> As for me, I wouldn't mind taking it for a test drive to see what it's all
> about, but I can't see myself justifying buying one. I don't see a reason
> for anyone to become that lazy, unless they are required to walk long
> distances for a job. So maybe this could be a big thing in industry.
> Like Schooner said, it could be used in warehouses, or maybe mailmen will
> use them.
> Jesse
> PS Don't just go around calling people trolls. It makes you look bad when
> the other person is not trolling.
KFG
> Jan Verschueren heeft geschreven in bericht ...
>>The first bicycles were really silly too. Ever tried to ride one of
> those?
>>They would have remained an oddity but for the current, chain driven
> shape
>>emerging.
> Yeah, always wondered why it took them so long before
> building the one that Leonardo Da Vinci drawed 400 yrs before
> and almost looked the same as our modern bycicle.
> Hans van Dam
At this point the chain drive bike can be as much as 98% efficient.
For $300 bucks I can buy a bike that weighs one third less than the Segway.
Goes twice as fast and is fueled by Snickers bars that I get to eat, all
the while becoming a healthier, stronger human being, instead of reducing
myself to a brain in a muscleless blob on an electric cart.
KFG
