A small business bought $200,000 of Segways for tourists to ride around the local lake. The road authorities discovered Segways were classed as vehicles but cou

A small business bought $200,000 of Segways for tourists to ride around the local lake. The road authorities discovered Segways were classed as vehicles but could not meet the roadworthy requirements so the use had to be banned. The government granted an exemption to the road laws allowing such a use of Segways only in tourist areas (where there are no blind intersections) and only at low speeds http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-11/canberra-segway-ban-lifted/4063920 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-11/canberra-segway-ban-li... http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/es/db_45369/default.asp http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/es/db_45369/default.asp