Segways

[sighyoung]

I don't know what one is.

did you watch arrested development? its what Gob rides around on.


or, you can see in my avatar, Gob's Banana Grabber cartoon is riding one too

Oh! About 6 years ago I was in San Francisco and these things were EVERYWHERE. I haven't seen them anywhere else since though.

I think a lot of cities outlawed them, or passed laws limiting where they could go.

[Jim Hendry's Chins]

I don't know what one is.

did you watch arrested development? its what Gob rides around on.


or, you can see in my avatar, Gob's Banana Grabber cartoon is riding one too

Oh! About 6 years ago I was in San Francisco and these things were EVERYWHERE. I haven't seen them anywhere else since though.

San Fransisco has since banned them from sidewalks, not sure about streets

[clevername]

what's wrong with walking?

[Maclowery]

Well, again, he intended it to totally replace urban personal car usage. As in, if you live in Manhattan and have a 50 block commute, you'd take your segway instead of driving/cabbing.

It's obviously never going to happen with today's urban infrastructure. It does serve a good purpose for large industrial complexes, police/security in large parks, or other jobs that require mobility and convenience over long shifts.

[StatmanCrothers]

When Mrs Statman & I were in St Louis last summer there was a Segway group crossing at the crosswalk, and they had a bit of a Segway pile-up in the middle of the crosswalk, blocking traffice for a bit. It was purely Segway vs Segway collision, it was rather humorous.

[StatmanCrothers]

I've also heard those Segway vehicles are great for making a smooth transition from one topic to an unrelated topic.

[MrSaigon]

Zeus, I was hoping you would change your sig, reworking that Nelly song for the Segway.
I also remember the hype. First the wheel, then the printing press, then the Segway. Was it Good Morning America that really made a fuss about it? The Today Show? I can't watch that morning crap, but I remember thousands of ads from one of these shows for the invention that would change everyones' life, heal the world and get ugly people laid.

[Spider John]

Paul Harvey pimped it for a good while before it came out. He built it up like the inventor did, saying it would change the world we live in.