Segways in action

outsideroutsider
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in General Discussion edited January 2014




Caroline Fenimore, left, and Jennings Kilgore were among the Atlanta police officers testing the Segway, which can travel 15 miles on a single charge.







These cost about $9,000 each. Segways won't be available to consumers for another year. The average price is expected to be about $4,000.



Most are programmed to have a top speed of 12 mph.



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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 12
    timotimo Posts: 353member
    1. What is wrong with walking?



    2. Do they have donut-sonar?
  • Reply 2 of 12
    tmptmp Posts: 601member
    Great- faster meter-maids. Just what we need.
  • Reply 3 of 12
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    I wonder if criminals will use sooped up Segways to outrun them.
  • Reply 4 of 12
    artman @_@artman @_@ Posts: 2,546member
    Cops better get A LOT of training with these. I just don't see it replacing the average beat cop on the street. Bkes seem to be better with maneuverability and speed.



    How do you dodge cars, bullets, bottles or rocks on a Segway? Weeble? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 5 of 12
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Yes, weeble is the solution.



    After all, weebles wobble but they don't fall down.
  • Reply 6 of 12
    pushermanpusherman Posts: 410member
    [quote]Originally posted by tmp:

    <strong>Great- faster meter-maids. Just what we need. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    faster meter maids? in savannah they drive electric cars, which are definately faster than segways. if anything this seems to be a step backwards from just about anything besides walking. And do we really need more out of shape cops?



  • Reply 7 of 12
    groveratgroverat Posts: 10,872member
    Give the cops a deal:

    "You can have a Segway, but you've gotta do PT every morning before you go out on your beat."
  • Reply 8 of 12
    gobble gobblegobble gobble Posts: 615member
    I actually think the Segway is a neat device, but in many localities it's illegal to used a powered device on the sidewalk. Which mean that I'm taking a risk driving one of these things down the road, not to mention all the attention it would draw. Personally I don't want hordes of people staring at me as I Segway (is that a verb) my way to work everyday. But maybe I'm just shy.
  • Reply 9 of 12
    gobble gobblegobble gobble Posts: 615member
    A few more questions:



    1. Do you need an operator's license?

    2. Do you need insurance?

    3. Is this subject to the personal property tax?

    4. How do you keep people from stealing it?

    5. Where do you park it - in spots for motorcycles or in a regular car spot?

    6. Can I drive it on the roads and do I have same rights/responsiblities as a car? Can I take it on a bike path?
  • Reply 10 of 12
    thinkingdifferentthinkingdifferent Posts: 1,604member
    Hmm, How long will it take for Fox to have "The worlds scariest Segway chases" show? <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" />
  • Reply 11 of 12
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    [quote]Most are programmed to have a top speed of 12 mph.

    <hr></blockquote>



    Sounds like a project for my friend Stack and I. Oh, we'll have a 30mph Segway.
  • Reply 12 of 12
    macskickassmacskickass Posts: 108member
    [quote]Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent:

    <strong>Hmm, How long will it take for Fox to have "The worlds scariest Segway chases" show? <img src="graemlins/embarrassed.gif" border="0" alt="[Embarrassed]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    LOL!
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