
The NY Press has it all wrong with their "Best Absolutely Useless NYPD Initiative": Police on Segways are not useless. They are perfect for press conferences with Commissioner Kelly or with Mayor Bloomberg.

The NY Press has it all wrong with their "Best Absolutely Useless NYPD Initiative": Police on Segways are not useless. They are perfect for press conferences with Commissioner Kelly or with Mayor Bloomberg.
I agree with you. Also, the pictures supply endless source of amusement: "your segway is squashing a turd".
And remember, segways are not as effective as horses for crowd control.
Looks like a software problem has led to a voluntary recall. The NYTimes even carried the item as a banner News Alert. Is this really such a pressing news item?