If we were talking about individual use, you have a point. IIRC the main market niche for Segway are groups like the Post Office. If it's up 3 times faster than normal walking speed, that translates into squeezing a lot more out of each walking postal carrier at a rather low capital investment.
Also things like police / security / ranger patrols, etc. -Ben >From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Be the first on your block... >Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:09:54 -0500 > >Because the damned thing is goofy... > >Only in America could you find an interest in a $5000 people mover. I'm >sorry, but just how lazy can we get? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:00 PM >Subject: Re: Be the first on your block... > > > > why do you say ridiculed? > > > > > > >From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Be the first on your block... > > >Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:47:20 -0500 > > > > > >..to be openly ridiculed... > > > > > > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007EPJ6/102-9539579-7460946 > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
