Any good reasons why I should not buy a Segway?

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[FnG]magnolia

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The Segway PT is a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicle invented by Dean Kamen. It is produced by Segway Inc. of New Hampshire, USA. The name Segway is a homophone of the word segue, meaning smooth transition. PT is an abbreviation for personal transporter.

Computers and motors in the base of the device keep the Segway PT upright when powered on with balancing enabled. A user commands the Segway to go forward by shifting their weight forward on the platform, and backward by shifting their weight backward. The Segway detects, as it balances, the change in its center of mass, and first establishes and then maintains a corresponding speed, forward or backward. Gyroscopic sensors and fluid-based leveling sensors detect the weight shift. To turn, the user presses the handlebar to the left or the right.

Segway PTs are driven by electric motors and can reach a speed of 12.5 miles per hour (20.1 km/h).

I can see some great uses for owning one: going to that place over there, coming back to here from that place over there, just hanging out.

pros

* look rad
* go fast
* chick magnet
* add gravitas to any situation
* good for being GOB
* likely to improve stamina and all round health
* smell sweet
* fantastic crime stopping abilities


CONS

* NO,YOU SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT EVEN MY REAL DAD :mad:
* Can only drive one.

What do you think? Can I have a poll please?

A) become Segway.
B) you can't handle the Segway!
 
[FnG]magnolia;26113315 said:
pros

* look rad
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jsmoke said:
How much are they, you could donate the money to the needy instead?
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14 grand.


SEGWAY FOR INDIVIDUALS
x2
Enjoy the road less traveled with the Segway x2. It’s rugged, tough, and designed to take you places.
With the x2, you can chart your own course. Its innovative design moves you over a variety of terrain, be it the grass in your backyard or the gravel and dirt in your favorite off road spot. Deeply treaded tires, scratch resistant fenders and higher ground clearance give you a smooth, stable ride, and the durability you’ve come to expect from Segway. And with the unmatched performance of Segway’s LeanSteer technology, your body will anticipate and conquer the trail ahead.
$13,995 ($12,440 + GST)

Build Yours Take a Ride

x2 Specs
Weight
120 lbs
54.4 kg
Tires*
33 in
83.82 cm
Footprint
21 x 33 in
53.34 cm x 83.82cm
Max Speed
12.5 mph
20 kmh
Range
Up to 12 mi
19km
off-pavement
*wide low-pressure tires
View Full Specs

x2 At a Glance
Wireless InfoKey™ controllerRugged fender frames double as lift handles, making transportation into or out of a vehicle quick and easy; frames also accommodate cargo accessoriesSaphion® lithium-ion batteriesDeeply treaded, all-terrain tires navigate a variety of landscapes with ease

Wide tires are pretty essential from the forums I've been reading.
 
Can you use it where you are?
As they aren't legal round here. Would love them to legalise electric transport, in the same way they legalise electric bicycles.
 
Go for it.

It's really annoying they aren't legal on roads/paths in the UK, would make pedestrianising city centres much easier.
 
In New Zealand the Segway PT is classed as a mobility device, in the same category as a mobility segway scooter or electric wheelchair. Mobility Devices must be ridden on footpaths where possible, at a speed that does not endanger others, and give way to pedestrians.[60] This ruling might not be consistently applied: in 2011, police in Taupo in New Zealand's North Island had to stop using Segways because there is no separate vehicle classification that applies to them, requiring their registration as roadworthy in the same manner as cars.[61]

e: it's not a trick Begbie, it's an illusion!
 
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More sensible legislation than here then.

They're silly expensive though. Compared to an electric bike, electric skateboard etc.
 
Can they be modded? I mean where would you put any goods you wish to transport?
(Mountain Dew, MtG trading cards, Cheetos, DVD box sets etc.)

Do you have to wear a safety helmet when riding one?
(Will it fit under my Fedora?)

Can they be securely parked should I want to go into a store/library/convention?

What is the ruling on capes?
 
It will all be fun and games at the start, but then you will realise that you have spent £4000 on a glorified scooter. You will spiral in a never ending circle of depression, alcohol and harder and harder drugs. You will end up a meth addict, living out of the back of a 18 yeard old rust bucket of a volvo estate. Wondering why you bothered to buy a Segway in the first place and that it must have been a government conspiracy plotting your downfall because you know the "truth". Eventually you will die alone, chances are some drug or alcohol related death, in you trash filled car. Your last dying words will be "Why the Segawy......"


TLDR: Don't get a Segway
 
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