-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of John D. Giorgis Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Segway scooter hot seller online
At 10:40 PM 12/28/2002 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: >>From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Do you know anyone that >> commutes on mass transit that has to wait 10-15 minutes for a bus to >> take them the last mile or two? > >What's wrong with mopeds? The advantage of a moped is that it goes on the >street, where moterized vechicals belong. I'm willing to make an exception >for moterized wheelchairs, but the segway is not that. I've got to agree with Doug on this. You can't take a Moped onto the Metro/Subway, but I bet that you probably could take the Segway on the Metro/Subway. That would be a huge advantage in my book, given the vast amoutns of walking required to see the sights in downtown DC, as well as eliminating the 10-30 min wait I have for the bus to take me the last 1.5 miles to my home on my daily commute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I detect a possible flaw in your 'commuting by Segway on the metro' plan. How high is its base? Speaking strictly for myself, I am just barely able to walk into NY subways without ducking and have been known to smack my head against the straphangers bar when I stand up and forget the damned thing is there. (I'm 6'3") I bet if the Segway's platform raises the average person more than 6 inches, you won't find people riding them onto subway cars. Anyway, they would probably be ridiculously impractical on NYC subways: (a) most subway and LIRR stations don't have functioning elevators or escalators yet and (b) the first time one of them rolled over a NY'ers foot we'd go medieval on the person riding it. They look *heavy*, and the subways and rail trains can be very crowded. (SRO) I think they may do well as an alternative to buses or trains, but doubt they'll be practical in the way you're suggesting. Jon GSV A Segway Segue' _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
