Originally Posted by
Hot Potato
Manufacturer and inventor of Segway announced well in advance of bringing them to market that they were the be-all, most ultimate, earth moving invention for people of all time (or something to that effect). Then the world got a look at them and hasn't stopped laughing.
+1. Plus, the guy drinks his own pee.
Originally Posted by
zephyr
I know of some vets who have lost one or both legs from war injuries who use Segways to improve their mobility.
I've finally seen one of those, too. This particular version had the rider seated on a platform, which ran on two wheels like any other Segway. It worked
very well climbing a park hillside covered in pine needles & grass. Not many wheelchairs I can think of can do that.
Originally Posted by
Hot Potato
Chicago is promoting Segway tours of downtown. I have seen pictures and promo's of this, but not an actual tourist doing it. But then, I don't spend all that much time down there either.
They're here on the Mall every day. I actually want to try a tour. Effectively as fast as a typical bike tour (occasionally casual bikers get very slow when they try to stick together), don't make the tourists sweat as much, and still cover a lot of ground.