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From the article it seems that this was one remarkable and generous man, which makes the accident even more tragic. On the technical side of things I wonder wh
by darklajid 16y ago
From the article it seems that this was one remarkable and generous man, which makes the accident even more tragic.
On the technical side of things I wonder what the consequences for the Segway brand will be. It always seemed to me as if the iBot was a Good Idea (tm) which lead to a mere novelty toy for polo games.
If this accident leads to accusations concerning the safety of these rides (quite probable imo, being a media cynic) this probably has the potential to hurt quite a bit.
- chopsueyar 16y agoHe owns the company. Do you think the media will blame Segway for his death? Certainly not his family. Quite unfortunate.
- patio11 16y ago"Segway company owner killed by own Segway" is virtually irresistible as a media narrative.
- sp332 16y agoIf he drove his car off a cliff and died, would the headline be "Porche killed Segway owner"?
- lylejohnson 16y agoIt might. Rogue SUVs kill people all the time (cf. "SUV hits, kills Md. Green Party Senate candidate," http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8FiQb29HTCIpW1sm_rFbQXmPlCwD9ICF6702 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h8FiQb29HT...)
- jpr 16y agoNo, they don't. People driving them kill people.
- cryptoz 16y agoIf the owner of the Porche company drove his Porche off a cliff then yes, I imagine the same sort of thing would happen.
- DougBTX 16y agoPerhaps, but it's impossible to measure. The loss of the top man will have a direct impact on the whole company, including Segway.