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Segway - Unsafe at Any Speed?

 
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Segway - Unsafe at Any Speed?
« on: September 27, 2010, 02:47:44 PM »

wtf?

Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_britain_segway_death
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LONDON – A wealthy British businessman who owns the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway has been found dead in a river in northern England after apparently falling off a cliff on one of the vehicles, police said Monday.

The body of 62-year-old Jimi Heselden and a Segway personal transporter were found in the River Wharfe and he was pronounced dead at the scene, West Yorkshire Police said.

A witness had reported seeing a man fall Sunday over a 30-foot (9-meter) drop into the river near the village of Boston Spa, 140 miles (225 kilometers) north of London.
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Re: Segway - Unsafe at Any Speed?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2010, 04:13:33 PM »

Evidently, the all terrain version doesn't stop very well.  Sad
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Re: Segway - Unsafe at Any Speed?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2010, 06:36:43 PM »

Sometimes even a segue at any speed can be unsafe
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