----- Original Message ----- From: "Trent Shipley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 8:46 PM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Segway scooter hot seller online
> On Saturday 28 December 2002 07:14 pm, Erik Reuter wrote: > > On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 08:16:59PM -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > I would imagine the Segways internal gyroscopic system would make it > > > *hard* to trip. > > > > Want to bet? It it is going 10mph and hits an unmoving object at the > > right height, it is going to pitch forward quite a bit, no question. > > At 10 mph it won't matter how well the personal mobility thingy is going. > Induce any sudden acceleration and any unsecured mass is going to continue on > its last trajectory. > > Opinion: > > Given: > It is right and proper that the disabled be able to use powered personal > mobility devices in pedestrian traffic. > > Resolved: > Therefore, in the interest of equity, anyone should be able to use powered > personal mobility devices wherever they are allowed. Most of the people that I know who are disabled, including my wife, could not use the Segway for more than a few minutes at a time. For my wife, using a Segway for 5 minutes would be as hard or harder than walking 5 minutes. A motorized wheelchair is much better for a handicapped person. Depending on their control, I either expect them to be courteous to pedestrians, or give way. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
