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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[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

The segwayists do have it slightly harder than the bicyclists. If I understood the interview correctly, some communities have passed laws against segways. Bicycists have to worry about being crushed by inattentive drivers but they don't usually have to worry about a fine.

I assume it's a fine. Jail time for the segway users would be a bit over the top.

Bicyclists do a bit better wrt PR, too. A fictional bicyclist might want to be fit or might want to avoid polluting the environment (See Calvin's dad). A fictional segway user is either the mad scientist in SLUGGY FREELANCE or Gob from that sitcom whose title has just gone completely out of my mind.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Bloody cyclist nearly got me tonight, racing down a side street with no lights or reflectors on his bike. He never saw me until he was almost on me. I had to jump out of his way.

He _had_ a light, actually. It just wasn't on. I wonder what he was up to?