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It seems like people in the UK won't get to ride around on those awful Segway things in public anymore. I agree with this. Not long after they were released, NYC took the sensible step of banning them from sidewalks which effectively prevented them being used pretty much, tho' you see the odd one. If only the city council had gone as far as HM government.

Anway, well done UK for showing some taste.

Segway Banned (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209827,00.html)

See, we do get some things right!!!!!! :p

We should all ride around on mini-moto's instead IMO :D

O.o What do you have against segways? Jesus rides one. *nod*

Jesus???

Yes. Jesus rides a segway. *nod*

O.o What do you have against segways? Jesus rides one. *nod*

Jesus???

See? Jesus let me predict your shocked reaction. :)

Odd...in the recent Open the BBC used them in conjunction with the cameramen...it seemed to be pretty effective...

It seems like people in the UK won't get to ride around on those awful Segway things in public anymore. I agree with this. Not long after they were released, NYC took the sensible step of banning them from sidewalks which effectively prevented them being used pretty much, tho' you see the odd one. If only the city council had gone as far as HM government.

Anway, well done UK for showing some taste.

Segway Banned (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209827,00.html)

Well no one likes NYC and no one likes Britain. If people want to ride them in Britain, they should be allowed to. This is interferring in the private lives of people.

This is a disgusting move by Britain.

What? All of us? LOL :)

Well no one likes NYC and no one likes Britain. If people want to ride them in Britain, they should be allowed to. This is interferring in the private lives of people.

This is a disgusting move by Britain.

Nah, they're too slow on the road so will either congest things or cause people to deliberately be run over :p

Plus they're dangerous on a pavement. Plus you'd look a tit on one! :D

Well no one likes NYC and no one likes Britain. If people want to ride them in Britain, they should be allowed to. This is interferring in the private lives of people.

This is a disgusting move by Britain.

I wholeheartedly agree. And I'm from Britain!

Well no one likes NYC and no one likes Britain. If people want to ride them in Britain, they should be allowed to. This is interferring in the private lives of people.

This is a disgusting move by Britain.

Every one loves NYC! And hope everyone likes merry old britian (do you?).

It's about health and safety anyway fool!

Every one loves NYC! And hope everyone likes merry old britian (do you?).

It's about health and safety anyway fool!

Thanks for calling me a fool. It just lost whatever point you were trying to make. When you post to me, do not use namecalling for you automatically lose when you do.

Nah, they're too slow on the road so will either congest things or cause people to deliberately be run over :p

Plus they're dangerous on a pavement. Plus you'd look a tit on one! :D

I would have one myself and use it wherever I could, especially at college. It beats walking. I do not mind if they are banned on roadways. That I can understand but to deny the people the right to ride them in Britain is idiotic.

Plus they're dangerous on a pavement.

how so?

Thanks for calling me a fool. It just lost whatever point you were trying to make. When you post to me, do not use namecalling for you automatically lose when you do.

You do not realise! I have Mr T disease, that means I have to end everything I say with fool fool!

You do not realise! I have Mr T disease, that means I have to end everything I say with fool fool!

Mr. T does not end everything with the word fool. :rolleyes:

If you continue to use the word fool in debates, I will not take what you say seriously.

Do you people have something against fools?

Do you people have something against fools?

Yes. By definition they are foolish. :(

You clearly misunderstand Mr T disease, you can't stop me from saying fool FOOL

Then I will no longer take anything you say seriously from now on.

Mr. T does not end everything with the word fool. :rolleyes:

If you continue to use the word fool in debates, I will not take what you say seriously.

You clearly misunderstand Mr T disease, you can't stop me from saying fool FOOL

Do you people have something against fools?

Evidently so fool. :D

how so?

they're as dangerous if not moreso on a pavement as a bicycle is (and they're not allowed on pavements here either though ppl ignore this). It's a motorised vehicle that you have to balance on. A certain amount of pedestrian collision is inevitable. Especially when used by damn crazy kids!

Yes. By definition they are foolish. :(

How is that a problem? I make a comfortable living being foolish. :)

Then I will no longer take anything you say seriously from now on.

And I will no longer take anything you say seriously after claiming "everyone hates NYC and Britian", as that is a huge generalization fool.

And I will no longer take anything you say seriously after claiming "everyone hates NYC and Britian", as that is a huge generalization fool.

Seconded. That was foolish

It's a motorised vehicle that you have to balance on.

actually, it really isn't - it does the balancing for you. and i still fail to see the dangerousness of them. unless merely walking is also considered pretty dangerous too...

actually, it really isn't - it does the balancing for you. and i still fail to see the dangerousness of them. unless merely walking is also considered pretty dangerous too...

I agree.

OK so you both fail to accept that a motorised vehicle at 12mph on a busy pavement poses NO safety issues?

You're either an impenetrable fortress or have no concept of what is safe.

Quote :The document also advises Segway users to wear "appropriate safety clothing at all times."

If they are that safe why should you wear safety gear? I see no probs with them being on cycle paths (which aren't everywhere so it'd be kinda pointless having one). In the hands of a responsible adult might be ok but someone who isn't could cause mayhem.

Quote :The document also advises Segway users to wear "appropriate safety clothing at all times."

If they are that safe why should you wear safety gear?

Why do you wear safety equipment to ride bikes, skateboards, roller skates, and inline skate?

Why do you wear safety equipment to ride bikes, skateboards, roller skates, and inline skate?

I don't. But generally cos the user can have accidents and hurt themselves. Accidents can involve others though.

Plus, the way I see it is you got legs, stop being lazy and use them. If you're travelling any real distance get a bike. How long does the battery on these things last for anyhow?

actually, it really isn't - it does the balancing for you. and i still fail to see the dangerousness of them. unless merely walking is also considered pretty dangerous too...

You've obviously never strolled along London's Oxford Street or Regent Street.
You couldn't get much more people on a pavement, just trying to cut through the crowds is a nightmare, let alone with one of them.

OK so you both fail to accept that a motorised vehicle at 12mph on a busy pavement poses NO safety issues?

if it's that busy you physically won't be able to go 12 mph, assuming you felt comfortable at top speed in the first place (which most people wouldn't). and since anyone on the ground can very easily stop it with one hand and no effort, no, not really. joggers are more dangerous. or fat people going down a gentle slope.

if it's that busy you physically won't be able to go 12 mph, assuming you felt comfortable at top speed in the first place (which most people wouldn't). and since anyone on the ground can very easily stop it with one hand and no effort, no, not really. joggers are more dangerous. or fat people going down a gentle slope.

I know it's wrong to laugh but I can't help it! :p

Anyhow, I know I'm coming across as some big Health & Safety geek here but I'm really not, I'm just argueing that side as no-one else is.

[/rant] Bed now :)

if it's that busy you physically won't be able to go 12 mph, assuming you felt comfortable at top speed in the first place (which most people wouldn't). and since anyone on the ground can very easily stop it with one hand and no effort, no, not really. joggers are more dangerous. or fat people going down a gentle slope.
But surely if it's that busy all it takes is for someone to jostle you when you're riding one of those things and the gyros are going to send you caroming off in a random direction over someone's feet? Not to mention that they'll take up a lot more pavement space, making it a lot busier than it was before.

O.o What do you have against segways? Jesus rides one. *nod*

Look, it's obvious that as a mode of transportation, they suck.

For starters, you can't fuck on a segway...

Look, it's obvious that as a mode of transportation, they suck.

For starters, you can't fuck on a segway...

Well said.

@Shaolin. You are right, people do look like tits and that is reason enough. Also don't be lazy. What's wrong with your legs?

if it's that busy you physically won't be able to go 12 mph, assuming you felt comfortable at top speed in the first place (which most people wouldn't). and since anyone on the ground can very easily stop it with one hand and no effort, no, not really. joggers are more dangerous. or fat people going down a gentle slope.

How in the hell can you stop something which weighs 200+lbsf going at 12 mph with one hand? Are you some kind of anarchist superman or something?

what is a segway?
I live in the uk and I have no idea what it is let alone why weve banned them or sommink?

what is a segway?
I live in the uk and I have no idea what it is let alone why weve banned them or sommink?
http://www.segway.com/products/

what is a segway?
I live in the uk and I have no idea what it is let alone why weve banned them or sommink?

'cos your welsh or sommink.

How in the hell can you stop something which weighs 200+lbsf going at 12 mph with one hand? Are you some kind of anarchist superman or something?

pretty much just touch its handlebar thingy to rock it back a bit. it will stop on a dime and probably back up a bit.

you really should ride one - they're actually a lot of fun.

pretty much just touch its handlebar thingy to rock it back a bit. it will stop on a dime and probably back up a bit.

you really should ride one - they're actually a lot of fun.

That's nice. Science says you are wrong tho'.

That's nice. Science says you are wrong tho'.

dude, it's not a boulder falling down a cliff

dude, it's not a boulder falling down a cliff

o rly?

0.5mv^2 and the rest.

Or then there is that conservation of momentum thing also.

that's bad for the innocent bystander also.

welcome to the wonderful world of 'having brakes'. it's better at stopping than people are.

welcome to the wonderful world of 'having brakes'. it's better at stopping than people are.

Brakes don't stop anything instantly. This is why cars get into the so-called "rear-enders", sometimes fatally.

Just try and think about the danger of a heavy object barrelling down the street before you give crappy analogies, eh?

Every one loves NYC! And hope everyone likes merry old britian (do you?).



I was idly wondering what a love child of NYC and old blighty might be like when I remembered that Brooklyn Madonna now sports an Engerlish accent.

Just try and think about the danger of a heavy object barrelling down the street before you give crappy analogies, eh?

done and done. it is better at stopping than people are, it's hard to drive at top speed anywhere but really big open areas, most people feel comfortable on them at speeds where stopping distance is negligible, they are ridiculously easy to maneuver, and actually seemed overly safety oriented to me.

they are less dangerous to others than runners, and vastly less dangerous than bikes and skateboards (to say nothing of mopeds, motorcycles, cars, and trucks).

I don't understand newton's laws. But I feel free to opine. That's why I am an anarcho-primativist. I don't even understand words either.

I don't understand newton's laws. But I feel free to opine. That's why I am an anarcho-primativist. I don't even understand words either.

what the fuck do primmies have to do with anything?

what the fuck do primmies have to dowith anything?

I dont think they like gadgets and thus lash out against segways and their ilk.

done and done. it is better at stopping than people are, it's hard to drive at top speed anywhere but really big open areas, most people feel comfortable on them at speeds where stopping distance is negligible, they are ridiculously easy to maneuver, and actually seemed overly safety oriented to me.

they are less dangerous to others than runners, and vastly less dangerous than bikes and skateboards (to say nothing of mopeds, motorcycles, cars, and trucks).

Do you not comprehend basic physics? Less dangerous than runners? How is that possible? It isn't. That's how.

I dont think they like gadgets and thus lash out against segways and their ilk.

I just like to lash out.

I just like to lash out.

Everybody should have a hobby I suppose.

Everybody should have a hobby I suppose.

yea.

i suggest physics.

Do you not comprehend basic physics? Less dangerous than runners? How is that possible? It isn't. That's how.

runners can go as fast or faster than a segway can and have worse handling. if we are using straight calculations of momentum to define "dangerousness" then segways aren't even gonna be on the list. or do you only walk in areas that don't have multi-ton suv's travelling at around 25 mph mere inches away?

runners can go as fast or faster than a segway can and have worse handling. if we are using straight calculations of momentum to define "dangerousness" then segways aren't even gonna be on the list. or do you only walk in areas that don't have multi-ton suv's travelling at around 25 mph mere inches away?

I don't tend to walk on places with SUVs on the sidewalk.

There is no evidence that runners have worse handling than a segway. That issue is moot.

They are, however, heavier. And therefore capable of much more damage. It's not a point that can be disputed.

I don't tend to walk on places with SUVs on the sidewalk.

little tiny cars can plow right over curbs - suvs can do so and barely notice that they did at all.

yea.

i suggest physics.

Why physics?

Why ban it from the roads? It can't be because it's too slow. Isn't 12mph about average for a pedal bike...

This is just the move of a bureaucrat who gets paid too much for his job, but not enough to buy a segway.

But at 12mph they shouldn't be allowed on the pavement. Too fast.

Look, it's obvious that as a mode of transportation, they suck.

For starters, you can't fuck on a segway...

*sets out to prove you wrong*

'cos your welsh or sommink.
highly amusing....
but thanks for the link whoever sent it, I have learnt something new!