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Another main reason is that they can't be used on pavements nor on roads
by easytiger 13y ago
Another main reason is that they can't be used on pavements nor on roads
- TeMPOraL 13y agoCan't or are not allowed to? Because Segway sightseeing trips are quite popular in big european cities, and from what I can tell, the devices works very well on both roads and pavements.
- T-hawk 13y agoNot allowed to, in many US localities. Segways are too fast for sidewalks, posing danger to pedestrians. But they're not fast enough to merge with car traffic on a road. Where do they travel in European cities? Bicycle paths?
- TeMPOraL 13y agoPavement.
- freehunter 13y agoChicago does Segway tours through the city.
- Gravityloss 13y agoOnly american tourists do that. They are courteous and the Segways are silent, but something still irks me about them. The tourers mostly look quite fit so probably they could just walk instead. Why bring your whole Segway caravan into walking areas of old towns?
- alexhawdon 13y agoThat gives a funny perspective on the "we'll [have to] redesign cities around this!" hype claim... Regarding seeing them being used by tourists etc. I imagine the prohibition exists when framed in 'this will change everything - everyone will have one!' context, which is different from the reality of 'these are actually rubbish - almost nobody wants one'.
- dag11 13y agoThat's not true. I was recently on a segway tour of San Francisco in which we rode as a group on the roads alongside traffic.
- easytiger 13y agoSorry, i was speaking for the UK at least. Should have mentioned that