Segway Hits the Auction Block 384
fmita writes: "Amazon.com is auctioning off 3 Segways to the public. The proceeds are to go to a foundation started by the inventor. These are the first Segways to go to the public. Since there are only three, they sure aren't cheap." Women drool over a man on a Segway.
Sudden stop? (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:5, Funny)
Close... (Score:2)
I rode one (Score:5, Informative)
The balancing system is generally very forgiving. If you run into a curb or some similar obstacle, it will generally stop forward movement altogether, giving you the choice to climb it or go around it.
I can't speak however for what would happen if you were barreling ahead at full speed and not watching where you are going. The Segway is not a mountain bike, so if you try to abuse it you will get the same results as when you abuse any other piece of machinery. Just as you would pay attention when using a bicycle or a car to the state of the path in front of you, you need to pay attention to what's going on in front of you on a Segway.
Re:I rode one (Score:2)
And yeah, if you're going fast enough on a bike you can eat gravel, too. But if you have even a little warning you can jump the curb, saving the front wheel and a faceplant. The back wheel may not fare so well, but you won't be eating mushy foods while you wait for dental surgery...
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:3, Insightful)
People really like to try to outthink this thing, not realizing that regardless of anything you can think of that might "surprise" the Segway into doing something unintended, the fact that YOU are on it and will instinctively try to NOT hit the Bus, is what makes Segway WORK.
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
On the other hand, given the diameter of the wheels, you might be amazed at the curbs it could hop. I can't find any specs for the exact diameter, but the web pages do state that it raises the rider 8" off of the ground. The pictures make it appear that the top of the riding platform is maybe half way up the wheel, if even that. I would guess that they might be up to 20" diameter wheels. Large wheels in combination with a lot of torque forcing the HT to stay upright might enable it to jump some pretty amazing curbs. Not that I want to be the person to test the theory.
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
I'm not adopting this technology until we get something like the smart skateboards from Snow Crash
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
We could make a "hoverboard" rink in reality too... Just get a highly electromagnetized floor and a hoverboard would glide across it. You could sell the boards or rent them.
of course, I would think if the board tipped over it would become almost impossible to remove from the floor due to the magenet attraction when the poles are switched. Ok. bad idea. Nothing to see here...
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
Re:Sudden stop? (Score:2)
Something big enough to block the wheels would have to be almost 1/2 the diameter of the wheels; I bet they chose the wheel diameter to be bigger than any curbs you're likely to meet. And if you make it over the curb at all, the balancing mechanism will almost certainly recover the balance.
Women drool over a man on a Segway?? (Score:5, Funny)
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Women drool over a man on a Segway????
is that because they're laughing so hard they can't help themselves?
Re:Women drool over a man on a Segway?? (Score:5, Funny)
How 'bout a *woman* on a Segway?? (Score:2)
(Oh god, geek cheesecake photos. This is really embarrasing.)
Marcia Brady! (Score:2)
(Oh god, geek cheesecake photos. This is really embarrasing.)
Maybe Marcia will flatten her nose via a Segway accident (rather than from a football) in the 2003 Brady Bunch remake...
Re:How 'bout a *woman* on a Segway?? (Score:2, Funny)
Easy to ride? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Easy to ride? (Score:5, Informative)
I'm sure the training involves more than just how to hop on and go. There is probably some maintenance that must be done.
One of the things I remember reading about the Segway company is that they were developing a set of "rules of the road" for their scooters. People will start cursing the scooters if the people who use them just drive like assholes all the time and don't follow any expected rules. They probably will be tring to stress those rules on the early purchasers so the scooter itself does not get a bad reputation.
Re:Easy to ride? (Score:2)
Re:Easy to ride? (Score:2)
Rule 2: you will give 50% of you money to Segway.
Rule 3: Your first born is property of Segway.
Rule 4: No-one talks about segway training class!
Liability? (Score:3, Interesting)
Imagine some rich, lucky bastard steaming down the sidewalk in a crowded city, taking out old ladies with his 75 lb. beast and his 300 lb. fat ass. From what I remember, these initial models were more suited for mail carrying, military testing, etc.
Also, if the toy breaks, will the manufacturer repair it? Three "someones" are gonna spend a lot of scratch on these bad boys...I hope they don't fall apart right out of the chute.
--SC
Re:Liability? (Score:2)
Re:Liability? (Score:2)
Re:Liability? (Score:3, Insightful)
I sure didn't sue Huffy every time I bit the dust during my early years.
Re:Liability? (Score:2)
That said, I just KNOW that someone is going to hurt themselves on one of these things, and immediately sue. I hope the case gets thrown out without even being heard, because if not, you probably COULD sue a bicycle manufacturer for falling off. It would be a nasty precedent.
Re:Liability? (Score:2)
since there are only three (Score:2, Funny)
honestly, i can't wait for these things to go public, just so that i can laugh at commercials of people traversing the Great Wall and exploring the Himalayas on them.
hmmm. does this thing have a stereo.
i need more sleep.
Women drool over a man on a Segway. (Score:2, Funny)
why put the wheels on the side? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:5, Insightful)
Any other scooter would take up more room (longitudinally) as well. Essentially, it's a space-saving feature. Total footprint is reduced.
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:2)
//rdj
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:2)
//rdj
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:3, Insightful)
a caster on a 2 wheeled platform to reduce tipping does not change turning radius by any means. hell put 2 casters on it one front one back.. the turning radius still hasn't changed and you just removed 98% of the cost of the device.
the reason for not having casters and horribly over-engineering the device is to allow it to climb steep inclines without discomforting the rider. that is the only reason... creature comfort.
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:2, Interesting)
Diff steering gives you a smaller turning radius (zero at zero speed), more manoeverability etc etc. Oddly enough, we were discussing this in our robotwars team [smidsy.net] this morning.
If this *was* a technical solution looking for a problem, then all cars would be three wheelers.
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:4, Informative)
A three wheeled cheapo version of the Segway would not be nearly as stable. Why? Just look at how close the two wheels are together. Adding a castor would only be stable if you were standing perfectly upright. Otherwise you'd topple over or backwards. IANAE, but the segway is really the only stable way to make such a small mobile platform for someone to stand on. Partially, the segway is like the old seal-with-a-beach-ball routine. As your weight shifts forward, the motors move the segway forward to keep everything in balance. The gyros and sensors help a lot, but that is the basic principle. The other main stabilising feature is its low center of gravity. Take a closer look at it. You are actually standing just a few inches above the ground, and the wheels' axis is above your feet. It's a lot more stable than say, a bicycle, where your center of gravity is way up high. Just my observations.
Lean-senstive control (Score:3, Informative)
Re:why put the wheels on the side? (Score:2)
Segway final bid betting pool (Score:5, Interesting)
How about it? My bets:
Re:Segway final bid betting pool (Score:2)
You are on crack (Score:2)
Re:You are on crack (Score:2)
Walking (Score:2, Insightful)
I apologize for the flamebait here - I love the idea of people whizzing around on the sidewalk at 13mph, but how hard is it to walk down to the bus station/ATM/bar?
Re:Walking (Score:2)
Handy I would think. Better than spending 10 grand on the little electric golf carts. IMHO.
I see more purpose in businesses for these rather than personal use.
SegOC (Score:5, Funny)
d00d, check out the blowhole in my s3g, i'm getting THIRTEEN mph...
industrial uses (Score:4, Informative)
How is that a good point? (Score:3, Insightful)
In a world with unlimited money, we could have unlimited toys. In the real world, we sometimes have to use cheap, simple equipment because we're in harsh industrial climates and you need to either be able to cheaply repair or replace shit. Is an $8000 Segway really that much better than an $80 3-wheeled bike?
Re:How is that a good point? (Score:2)
Is an $8000 Segway really that much better than an $80 3-wheeled bike?
Well, first, I don't they're going to be $8000 in quantity.
But beyond that, yes, it would be worth $8000 if you can save someone time. The thing goes 17 mph, and doesn't use up any of the workman's energy. If the guy is peddling all over hell, he's not going to get as much work done.
I think the great example is postmen. I could see this cutting in half the number of postmen you need to cover an area.
Re:How is that a good point? (Score:2)
And I could see the price of the stamp jumping to 95 cents to pay for the overpriced scooters.
Re:How is that a good point? (Score:2)
Um, do you really think a scooter is more expensive than an entire employee?
Re:How is that a good point? (Score:2)
Re:How is that a good point? (Score:2)
Another great feature would be to cart stuff around. All deliveries go to the receiving bay, including office equipment. So when they get large boxes for the office, they toss it onto a dolly and wheel it all the way to the front office. If they attached the dolly to the Segway, they could just drive it there, save a lot of time and possibly injuries to the guy pushing the handtruck around.
Is it worth $8000? To balance against less injuries, less fatigue, more productivity, I don't have those numbers, but I'd say it might be high enough to really catch on in warehouses.
Re:industrial uses (Score:5, Funny)
Did anyone else just get image of a big, burly mill worker frantically pedalling a
G.I. Joe BigWheel around the factory floor?
C-X C-S
Re:industrial uses (Score:2)
That'd be how that woman in the picture can lean her upper body over and rest of the scooter without it moving, because her legs are vertical.
It is brilliant (Score:5, Insightful)
(1) The publicity is amazing. I was watching morning TV today and it was like a huge infomercial for the Segway
(2) He is getting people to pay a fortune for the privilege of beta-testing the device.
(3) By only selling three, he is taking a leaf from business mastermind Eric Cartman's book. "Only three people get to ride today." The people who bid $100,000 and LOST will gladly pay any price once a few more become available.
My only worry is this: As a teacher, I am going to have to deal with a generation of students who cannot spell "segue".
Re:It is brilliant (Score:3, Funny)
Or worse: twenty segways clogging up the back of the classroom. Just look at what mobiles have done to school. At least segways don't ring.
$9000 and rising? (Score:5, Funny)
So, we're looking for people with more money than sense, who don't give a damn what they pay for transportation, or how effective it as, as long as it buys them something that nobody else has. Candidates?
I give up. Who's number 3?
Re:$9000 and rising? (Score:2)
Re:$9000 and rising? (Score:2)
Oooh, no, he'll wait until it looks like being a success, then either buy the company, or make a clone and give it away until he's killed Segway.
Not funny, I concede, but probably accurate.
Drawbacks of this device... (Score:3, Insightful)
The first one that comes to mind is its size. Imagine riding this thing during the lunch hour in a crowded downtown area (pick the city of your choice). And you obviously have to ride it on the sidewalk. But it would not be faster (if not slower) than walking, since you wouldn't be moving faster than the rest of the people. It pretty much defeats its purpose in the suburbs or in the industrial parks. There's enough room there just to hop into your car and drive where you want to get.
The second problem, as one of the previous posts mentioned, is what happens when you suddenly hit something (more likely someone). The thing might be self balancing, but I've felt what happens when one of your rollerblades gets stuck in a groove. Your body keeps moving with the same velocity, while one (if not both) feet are firmly planted in the obstacle. A split second later you find yourself lying face forward on the pavement. I see the same thing happening with the Segway.
Third, think of its battery life (I presume it is battery powered)
I think I'll stick to my bycicle for now, thank you.
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Re:Drawbacks of this device... (Score:2)
Inertial Dampeners failing, Captain! All hands, abandon Segway!
What do you do when you get there? (Score:2, Interesting)
I guess if these things take off, I could make a fortune selling satellite tracking segway alarm systems! Put a blinking LED and a GPS tracking chip in it and sell it for a couple hundred... Anybody want to form an LLC?
Re:Drawbacks of this device... (Score:2)
I have a feeling that fatories will purches a lot of these. My only question is how long does the battey last???
Re:Drawbacks of this device... (Score:2)
sPh
Re:Drawbacks of this device... (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm sorry, but this is one of the most stupid & overblown ideas I've ever seen (and that's NOT hyperbole). It's a magnificent idea...unless you have to carry something bigger than a pen. It's a tremendous idea...unless you live somewhere where there is WEATHER. Sure, I'm going to ride the segway my 46-mile one way trip to work, in Minnesota, in any month besides July or August. Yeah.
For the 0.00002% of the world population that could afford this stupid thing, and the 0.0000001% of them who live indoors their entire lives this is the perfect device. I believe that leaves 13/1000ths of a single human for which this is the ultimate vehicle.
More like revolutionize the hyperbole and change the design of your wallet in the future.
Re:Drawbacks of this device... (Score:2)
Um, didn't you read that it's been designed to cope with postmen with large mail bags and military with their packs?
It's a tremendous idea...unless you live somewhere where there is WEATHER.
Which applies to the bicycle, roller-blades, motorbike,
Sure, I'm going to ride the segway my 46-mile one way trip to work, in Minnesota, in any month besides July or August
For a start it will only travel 17 miles on one charge (for now). But you really are closed minded. Your journey is really a minority one. A large amount of commuters live in cities within close range of their work. The Segway makes a refreshing alternative to being packed in a subway or sitting in a traffic jam breathing in the toxic fumes of the car in front. Secondly it's a solution to "the last mile" that makes public transport so inconvenient. Hop on your segway to the train station, drive on to the 'segway carriage', relax in a seat, then zoom off at the station to work. Hopefully it will also even out house prices which tend to be disproportionately priced as to how far from a station you are (at least in the UK).
Phillip.
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Where can you ride them? (Score:2)
Bids are already at ... (Score:2)
How much you bet someone like gates or ellison gets into the bidding war? I could see this going really high, if people with deep pockets get into it.
we should only be so lucky, since both men are notoriously stubborn.
Re:Bids are already at ... (Score:2)
Customers who bidded on this segway also bought.. (Score:5, Funny)
- 2 tickets for the Taliban reality tour
- 100 acres of soon to be beach front property in Arizona
- Authentic area-51 paper thin like metal that can't be bent
- The elephant man's bones
- [insert porn star name here] underwear
- the red pill
Re:Customers who bidded on this segway also bought (Score:2)
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Diary of the first segway owner (Score:5, Funny)
8:30am
I checked the voltmeter and it looks like it charged up nicely overnight. I haven't worn kneepads or a helmet in ages, they make me feel kind of awkward. After waving goodbye to my wife I'm off to work which is about six miles from here. I can't wait, this thing is so cool. I feel ten years younger.
8:45am
Holy shit, where did all these kids come from? I thought the district bussed them to school. I can't ride on the street because everyone keeps yelling for me to go faster and I can barely maneuver the sidewalk with all these kids. Someone just called me "Spaceman." I thought kids loved technology. Sorry to the girl I knocked over, but in all fairness I did yell, "heads up!"
9:08am
Okay I'm officially late for work now, but I did find a bike lane. What's with this town? I thought all the granola-loving bikers forced the city to put bike lanes on every street. There's maybe a mile's worth from my place to downtown. The bikers were pretty nice. One man said to the rest, "Let the dude on the rascal get through." I don't know what a rascal is, but they did let me get through.
9:19am
Holy fuck is downtown packed and no one is letting me through. The way I tip cabs around here you'd think they would let ride on the side of the lane. The doorman at my building yelled at the crowd to let the "handicapped guy" through. I was going to correct him, but they were already letting me past. I did get to ride up the handicap ramp and park in the building. Now I need an AC outlet. This trip nearly drained the battery.
9:22am
I'm not the fittest guy in the world but they need to make these things a little lighter. You drag a 70lbs Segway up the stairs and tell me how your back feels.
12:04pm
I'm taking my Ginger, I mean my Segway, to lunch. I tried to get a co-worker to ride with me, but we fell and nearly broke our necks. I hope no one tells my wife that my hand got caught up in Jane's skirt as we were trying to get up. She didn't say anything and I think she really didn't noticed. A guy on one of those old time italian scooters yelled, "yuppie" at me and disappeared into traffic. Real mature.
12:12pm
I had to ride all the way to that bike store in the Village to pick up an extra-long Kryptonite lock. Looks like the "no bikes" sign applies to the Segway as well in restaurants. I barely have enough time to stop and get a sandwich before getting back to work. I have to call my lunchmates and tell them I didn't get into an accident. If I keep yelling, "Beep, beep coming through" every block I can actually make some time. This thing really needs a horn.
5:15pm
A cop called me over from the bike lane and told me unless I have a handicap permit I'm going to have to get motorcycle plates and a city sticker for this. He let me go this time, but he said if he sees me again mucking up traffic on my "razor scooter" I'm going to get arrested. I ran over a really big guy's toes pulling into the bike lane. He was really pissed. Four more people called me "Spaceman" on the way home. At least the doorman didn't call me handicapped again.
5:55pm
I'm home and I came this close to hosing off the dog crap on the wheels before I saw the electric shock warning sticker. The first thing my wife told me as I pulled into the garage is that I look and smell like shit.
6:15pm
I just called and the Shaper Image won't take returns. Great. I gotta get some good pictures of this thing for ebay. My 14-year old is gonna use it to get to her Lacrosse practices until I can sell it. I overheard her call it an "electric ass-mover." Her friend responded by saying, "Oh, that geekmobile thingy your dad dropped three grand on?"
Hotrodding the Segway? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Hotrodding the Segway? (Score:2)
Segway EULA?? (Score:5, Interesting)
you shall operate your Segway(TM) HT only in accordance with the guidelines provided to you by Segway."
I guess that means no Segway/halfpipe tricks...
But what if you do, will they take it away?
How about if soneone takes it apart and posts the link to pictures on Slashdot??
cover their ass clause (Score:2)
Re:Segway EULA?? (Score:2)
great, now I want one...
I'd rather have a "megway" (Score:2, Funny)
The seller has 0 feedback! (Score:5, Funny)
Pogo! (Score:4, Funny)
For those who want to improve their coordination, excercise, AND still look like a fool, the POGO-STICK is the right tool for you!
No wimpy 10MPH speed limits on these babies, you can go as fast as your muscles (and the pavement) will carry you!
Act now, before anyone else makes their way to their local toy store and gets one first!
Overclocking Segway (Score:3, Funny)
Where can you ride them? (Score:2, Informative)
Here in VT, a Segway hireling has been demonstrating them to lawmakers--they show clips with various elected officials using them. The word is that no drivers license will be required, but you will have to be 16 to operate one.
It seems they will want to do this in a majority of the 50 states before they sell them to the public. The electric/gas scooter sales ran into a problem here in VT when the state started requiring helmets & a motorcycle license. Segway is being very smart about this.
-Bollux
Re:Where can you ride them? (Score:2)
Re:Where can you ride them? (Score:2)
http://www.wa.gov/wsp/newsfaqs/nr112000.htm
Shades of Clive Sinclair (Score:2)
The vast, vast majority of people would rightfully surmise that they'd look like a complete dork riding a Segway so the thing is pretty much doomed. Derision aside, it's not very practical either, requiring charging on a daily basis and likely to cost silly money. What is wrong with walking or using a bicycle I wonder?
The segway might find a use in warehouses and such like where scooters, carts & other devices don't work but I don't see a big market there either.
You mean it's illegal to ride this thing? (Score:3, Interesting)
Motto (Score:2)
Only in the U.S. (Score:2)
I wonder about two things on this. First, it's a beta version basically. The first public release so I'm assuming they're going to hound the people that do eventually buy them with questionaires, follow them with cameras and generally keep track of what they're doing with them and how they find them. From this very limited audience they'll head back to the labs and make some tweaks and perhaps in a year or so they'll be ready for full scale deployment. While I see it as a good publicity stunt, don't you think that 3 is a somewhat limited number to allow out. Something more like 100 would be more useful for statistical analysis. Unless they're just going to put them out and not bother following up with the buyers, which I doubt.
Second what about the liabilities and general use of this device? Governments and cities have yet to adopt any kind of urban renewal laws that the product first claimed would happen. There are no laws about riding it in public so is there any fallout from you knocking down someone (or more than likely, half killing yourself with it). Sure there's only 3 and maybe that is better than 100 out on the streets, but perhaps people are going to stare at this when it comes buzzing down the street like a deer in the headlights and not get out of the way. Should be fun to watch in any case.
liB
Shill bidding? (Score:2)
What if it is really just there to prove to investors that people are willing to pay the price of a small car for a motorized scooter? And what if someone linked to Kamen, or Kamen himself, were placing some of those bids at strategic prices like $13K?
It worked for Scientology, after all.
Some links to criticisms of segway (Score:2)
Hmm... (Score:2)
I realize this isn't the market they are aiming for, but it is the market that would ride it. How many times a week do you see kids riding those motorized scooters? Here in Phoenix, I see it almost daily. I think I have only managed to see an adult riding one a couple of times. Plus, for kids, it is too quiet - they don't want an electric scooter, otherwise you would see more Zap! scooters around - they want loud motor sounds (always been that way, I guess) - rice boy wannabee attitude, maybe? Who knows...
Then there are the laws - I know that here in Phoenix anything with an under 25-30cc engine is classified as a "moped" - and can't go faster than 25 mph. You need a license, but any license will do - you also need a special insurance rider on your auto insurance, and you have to register the moped with the state (no titling, though) - costs about $5.00. I am sure similar laws exist in other states. However, here is where the problem lies:
Electric or gas, these scooters will be under the moped rule - so they are motorized vehicles. Legally, that means no sidewalk use, plus no bike trail use - road use only. But they have no lights, so they aren't legal for driving on the road - so where do you drive them? It is a legal hole that needs "filling" - but lawmakers don't seem too eager to fill it (but I am sure they buy their kids all sorts of scooters!).
The Segway will be affected by this same issue. The laws were created with small motorized bikes in mind (not motorized bicycles, typically considered a separate category!), like were popular in 70's and early 80's and made by European and Japanese companies (Honda and Peugeot mainly). Strangely enough, scooters weren't made in large quantities or at all, even though the idea was there (I remember seeing many an episode of "That's Incredible" and "Real People" wearing or riding motorized skateboards and electric roller skates)...
I will be facing a similar situation - though I am going to do everything to be as legal as possible. I am currently in the process of building an electric recumbent vehicle. The frame is being built out of a 26" and 20" bikes (bought for $15.00 total at garage sales), and a DC motor I picked up at a local electronics junkyard (Apache Reclamation). Various other parts will be bought to complete the thing, welded together, etc - I plan on adding a full light system (headlight, front and rear turn/brake lights), and registering it as a moped.
I think such a vehicle would be something more likely to gain broader acceptance among adults, rather than a scooter vehicle - the crazy thing is, recumbent bicycles have never been cheap. In fact, a lot of people have found recumbents so expensive that a lot build their own (do some googling on "recumbent", "homebrew" to see what I mean) - the parts aren't expensive, one would think that a cheap recumbent should cost no more than double the price of a cheap Huffy bike - but many times recumbents cost thousands (though even a good multi speed bike can set you back a lot).
So, I am building my recumbent, but it is meant as a vehicle, not a bike - it is only built of bike parts (I plan on building it, getting it working, then stripping it down to the frame, cleaning and repainting it - so it won't be ghetto). So far, I have only spent $45.00 total on it, plus some time. I hope to have it come under $200.00 total, with most of the cost in the batteries...
Delivery use (Score:2)
Wait for the new, improved Segway II (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:How long before there are mods for these? (Score:2)
sad isn't it?
Mostly its do to kids thinking putting a loud ass pipe on the exhaust is the same thing as power.
Re:segway = waste of money (Score:2)
The problem is not just cost, but the follows:
Weight) Ever go to an office, house or whereever with an eighty pound paper weight?
Space) To big to be truly portable skooter is smaller and lighter (even the electric model)
Trust) Do you really trust a machine to balance you? What happens when clutzy folks use this? Me being a totally uncoordinated person. Or how about people who weigh a bit more and runs into a person who weighs a bit less?
Hills) I live in Switzerland which has many many hills. What happens going uphill? Or worse downhill?
The thing is that this gadget has not been tried in with mass public. And VERY OFTEN the results are very different than having a couple people run up and down a couple of little obstacles
Re:What is it? (Score:2)
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
Re:What is it? (Score:2)
It can go as fast as a car stuck in rush hour traffic.
-It can't go as far as the average person can walk before needing a re-charge.
The average person can walk 17 miles but *doesn't*. Most people don't even walk a mile for anything.
-It doesn't give you a seat to sit on, so you end up standing for 20mins (what is the difference between standing on a segway, and standing on the train in rush-hour? - at least a train does more than 10mph).
Oh I forgot. I can just hop on the NON-EXISTANT mass transportation here. Silly me.
If you're lucky enough to live in New York, DC or any of the handful of cities with decent train systems, then it would make less sense to use a Segway.
-Its expensive, so it will get stolen.
Cars are and do.
-Its expensive so no-one will buy it.
In the end, it'll probably be as expensive as a good desktop computer.
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