When the Future Deviates from the Glorious Plan

[james_davis_nicoll]

CBC is running an interview with a segway fan, who is angry over the failure of society to accomodate this revolutionary transport device.

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Ah, that sense of righteous entitlement.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

This fellow on the speaking box seemed to have a lot of rage about how there's no legal place to drive the things, which with them being puny and crunchy on the roads while at the same time being a danger to pedestrians.

Re: Ah, that sense of righteous entitlement.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I wonder if anybody has done off-road mods? ah, yes. Friend on the radio needs to do himself some googling.



Hm, sorta looks like fun, though not nearly enough to be worth $5000US.

Re: Ah, that sense of righteous entitlement.

[armb.livejournal.com]

Round big warehouses, stockpicking. At least that's the only niche for them I've heard of them working better than a bicycle.
(Actually that's not quite true, there do seem to be a few disabilities where a Segway is worthwhile but vastly cheaper than Kaman's wheelchair using the same tech.)