Comments on: Injury risk prompts recall of all Segways

Software glitch can cause scooter to tip backward suddenly. Owners encouraged to visit dealers for the fix.
Photos: Segway rollouts, recalls and pratfalls

[sanenazok]

What a revolution!

Go Ginger go, way to live up to all that hype. I can't beleive they sold as many as 23,500 of these things, but I guess with enough pad money post office and PD's will waste money on this.

In all the years these things were on the market, I only saw ONE person use it for something other than wasting time. It was used by a ticket cop who became too fat to walk or ride the little tri-cycle bike.

[Ice Sickle]

If it's too good to be true....

Another recall of a product touted to be the next best thing, stay tuned....

[hmintz]

Not much of a problem

First of all, the article doesn't quite get it right - when the speed limiter pushes back, you have to fall off and jump back on very quickly in order for this problem to manifest itself. When the speed limiter pushes back on me, all I do is slow down (which would be the normal thing to do, unless you're playing Segway Polo).

As far as the cop who got too fat to ride the 3 wheeled thing goes (mentioned in a previous comment), you can't ride a Segway if you weigh more than 250 pounds, so I doubt very much if that's why he was using it.

My wife and I use our for both entertainment and transportataion, and they've been very reliable. This "problem" was brought to everyone's attention by SEGWAY, not the feds - it's a voluntary recall, which does them credit.

If you've never been on one, you just don't understand how really good these things are as transportation (especially the I2). Once you try one, you'll wish you owned one.

[thedreaming]

Segways

I rate a vehicle's popularity based on how many I see around. I see alot of trucks, suvs, minivans, even PT Cruisers, but I've yet to see a segway anywhere and I mean anywhere.

[mauigino]

Segway Get's A Bad Rap

For some reason the Segway has gotten a bad rap as either a toy for the rich or an excuse for obese people not to exercise. First of all the Segway costs a quarter as much as the average car and as much as top end bicycles which I see all the time. As for fat people do you really think they are going to give up their SUV for a Segway? And we already know they are not riding bikes, so put this notion to rest. I have ridden a Segway and I have seen people ride them and everyone seem to be in as good as shape as I and I run everyday. The problem with the Segway is the perceptions I mentioned and the ban that many cities have on them, unfairly I might add. Give it try I see if you still feel the same.

[sanenazok]

Where's it from, you ask?

Toy for the rich - could it be its use for polo or that while it costs as much as a toy bike, it's nowhere near as useful as a car. So it's not going to be good for primary mode of transit for families and can only be used for those who also have another car, making it a luxury item rather than a mode of transit.

What cities have banned these things, other than Frisco? In Chicago, Mayor Daley is doing everything possible to promote these things.

So the rep comes from the fact that the device is useless for commuting in even slightly bad weather, too expensive, hard to tie down, and too slow for the road while too fast for the sidewalk.

I've ridden one, and it was a fun distraction. I've seen them on a parade, but that just reinforces their status as toys.

[Neo Con]

Segway emission-free

I just noticed this error in the story. I don't think Segway's run on your own power like a bicycle, do they? They do have to be recharged by plugging them in, so where do you think the power comes from -- the magic holes in the wall? Just like electric cars, until we are on 100% nuclear power, they are not emission-free.

[mauigino]

Asked an answered

This is the same lame comment repeated everytime we discuss low emission vehicles. Most people understand that "emission free" refers to the actual emission of the actual vehicle. And as a point of interest creating the nuclear power generator will produce a tremendous of amount of emissions, so, by your logic nothing consuming nuclear power can be emission-free.