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So, this isn't mainly for disabled people, I take it?

• jlebrech 11y ago
  if you watch the video it seems so. I'm also thinking the general public wouldn't be interested in something that makes them look disabled. this is pretty awesome for someone who is disabled/old/obese and the idea that you use the core muscles would be great for obese users who can't walk or ride a bike.
• louhike 11y ago
  Why do you think so?
  • rasur 11y ago
    The title wasn't clear ('personal transportation' made it seem - as others have mentioned - in the class of personal transportation that might be occupied by Segways etc), and I had limited (read: no) time so I did not get to watch the video. I mean, it looked like a wheelchair to me, but hey it's the 21st century, sometimes it feels like all bets are off. :/
• lesingerouge 11y ago
  I suppose obesity could be considered a handicap.
  • humanrebar 11y ago
    Having problems walking is having problems walking. Judging the disabled because you think they deserve it doesn't make them healthy again. I'm not sure what it accomplishes, to be honest.
    • chronial 11y ago
      I think the idea is that you can have problems with walking that could be fixed by walking (I am currently in a situation like that after a knee surgery). I cases like that, this would not be a (objectively) helpful device. But I do not consider myself qualified on this topic, as I have no idea how far the obesity problem has gone in the US.
      • TeMPOraL 11y ago
        If you have problems with X that could be easily solved by Y, you don't buy device Z instead that makes problem X worse. People aren't that dumb. If they buy Z, they have some other reasons. EDIT nevermind, I'm being stupid here. Too much coffee probably. Commenters below are right.
        • chronial 11y ago
          I myself just avoided walking for a few months, and I've seen quite a few people use aids that they should not use out of laziness. So I disagree with your statement.
        • jdbernard 11y ago
          If Y is a strenuous activity (walking when very overweight), if the problems caused by X (obesity) are mostly long-term, and if Z is a device that offers immediate relief for X's short-term problems, then yes people very often buy Z. People choose immediate gratification over long-term solutions all the time.
      • nommm-nommm 11y ago
        If you have -limited- mobility then a device that can get you through everyday life instead of limiting your everyday life to your current mobility level is beneficial. Your hypothetical future mobility is not the point. If you can only walk 1 mile then this lets you get to something 2 miles away until you get to the point where you can walk those two miles. Working with an occupational therapist is obviously a complete therapy.
    • TeMPOraL 11y ago
      Scores you some point of self-esteem, if you're the kind of a person who bases their worth on comparing themselves with "those others".
• mrweasel 11y ago
  The title is a bit weird. I don't understand why they call it "personal transportation". I mean it is personal transportation, for people in wheel chairs, but not a new take on personal transportation in the way Segway tried to be.
  • prawn 11y ago
    It is personal transportation, just focused on a particular set of users.