> They interviewed the inventor on Dateline recently, > apparently the police in some major cities are using them as > well. They also showed some community groups who are against > it, they posted signs with a picture of it in a circle and a > line through it. He also invented a wheel chair that is > pretty wild, it goes for $20,000.
They're trying them here in Boston PD. Personally I don't see much use for them. I myself own an Electric Bicycle (www.ebike.com). There's a police model (same as mine basically) that runs for $1800, does 17mph without pedaling and can be pedaled with the power runs down or to get extra speed. Except for the motor and the controls the whole bike is, well, a bike and can be fixed at any bike shop. The Seague just doesn't seem to offer much over a bike - and nothing really over an electric bike. Sure, you get to stand up and mounting is easier - but you have less carrying capacity, less range, more maintenance costs, a larger initial investment, etc. It's REALLY cool technology, but I just don't think that it's found it's place yet... Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
