Segways do look really dorky, but so do the modern scooters. The first time I rode one I felt ridiculous. And my opinion on that hasn't really changed. In fact,

Segways do look really dorky, but so do the modern scooters. The first time I rode one I felt ridiculous. And my opinion on that hasn't really changed. In fact, I think Graham kind of nailed the feeling of being upright and stationary while piloting a moving object; it feels sort of pompous and aloof. But I'm talking here about how I feel on an electric scooter. So, yes, he's right about that feeling, but he's wrong that it's what held them back. That could have been overcome. Even the price could have been overcome, if the experience were compelling. But it wasn't. They were too big and too heavy -- too impractical, in other words.