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There's a NY Times article about how Segways are being used by the disabled to get around - though the FDA and other healthy agencies haven't officially called it a device for the disabled - Gothamist noticed an interesting quote about Segways in NYC:
In New York City, the Segway falls into a gray area, said Councilman John C. Liu, a Queens Democrat who is chairman of the Transportation Committee. Mr. Liu said that a rider using one in public could get a ticket, because state law prohibits motorized vehicles - except those like wheelchairs and three- and four-wheeled scooters for the disabled - on sidewalks. Still, "I think certainly that ticket would be contestable," he said.Oh, the Segway, from strange darling of 2003 to strange footnote. Gothamist thought there would be more Segways in the city by now, because in a city that loves its $15 martini, why not by a $3000 toy. But maybe getting ticketed is too much for some Segway owners to think about - yet we don't remember seeing the police on Segways during the Republican National Convention, just those hot Italian motorbikes.
Learn more about the Segway. Also learn about arguing your desk appearance ticket (aka DAT) from the People's Law Collective and a law firm. Gothamist on riding a segway in the city. And Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore has a picture with Segway inventor Dean Kamen; Congress was looking into using Segways for police beats and postal delivery.
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an interesting development: segway has developed dealerships to help people get financing when they purchase. they've started to realize that it's more like a little car when it comes to purchasing, and that means people need more options. but i don't think it has any possibility of taking off unless the city or state passes some rule that says you don't have to pay sales tax on the purchase or whatnot- to encourage enviro-friendly vehicles.
For $3000, what does the segway offer that a $100 bike doesn't, besides being illegal and harder to lock up, and probably not lasting as long, and making you look like a complete dork? You can get little motors for a bike, you know. You could probably get about 10 of them for that price.
I spotted a Segway in a store on 14th St. about 2 weeks ago.
Picture on my site:
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2004/09/segway_spotting.html
and where do they expect people to ride the 4-wheeled version?
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