Re:Lessons from the awkward life and death of the Segway
by pbhjpbhj on Saturday July 18, 2020 @05:10AM
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It was such a supreme let down - like Kamen did to the World what sociopath parents do wrapping books in a PS4 box for Christmas.
The tech was impressive, but you can't drive it anywhere in UK (illegal on roads, illegal on pavements), costs a lot more than I've ever spent on a car, everyone seemed to crash quite badly riding them. If it had been an affordable, sit-on, road legal vehicle perhaps it could have lived up to some of it's hype as the future of transport.
The tech was impressive, but you can't drive it anywhere in UK (illegal on roads, illegal on pavements), costs a lot more than I've ever spent on a car, everyone seemed to crash quite badly riding them. If it had been an affordable, sit-on, road legal vehicle perhaps it could have lived up to some of it's hype as the future of transport.