Segway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending production
Company will retire Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers, on 15 July
www.theguardian.com
End of an Era?
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Segway ending production
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www.theguardian.com
End of an Era?
They had an idea, but the execution was too big, bulky and complex to use. We see now that, whether people like it or not, simple electric scooters have truly changed the flow of city transportation.
Electric bikes, and bikes in general, also ended up a safer choice for non-polluting personal commutes.
Electric bikes, and bikes in general, also ended up a safer choice for non-polluting personal commutes.
The owner of the company died riding a Segway off a cliff. I think that was the beginning of the end for them.
And nothing of value was lost.
en.wikipedia.org
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Apparently that's how the second owner died.
Jimi Heselden - Wikipedia
Edit: Mentioned
I remember the excitement before it was revealed:
"I heard it's going to revolutionise transport!"
"It's a scooter."
"I've heard that it's going to be an end to people using their cars!"
"It's a scooter."
"I heard that going forward cities are going to be developed around it!"
"Still just a scooter"
"I heard it's going to put an end to vehicles using petrol!"
"....I give up"
*Unveiling day*
".....oh, it's just a scooter"
"I heard it's going to revolutionise transport!"
"It's a scooter."
"I've heard that it's going to be an end to people using their cars!"
"It's a scooter."
"I heard that going forward cities are going to be developed around it!"
"Still just a scooter"
"I heard it's going to put an end to vehicles using petrol!"
"....I give up"
*Unveiling day*
".....oh, it's just a scooter"
I drove one on a company outing through some woods a couple years ago. They're a lot more fun to ride than I expected, and they feel a lot faster to drive than they look when seeing others driving them. It felt a bit like being on a moving Wii Balance Board, lol.
I also got thrown off mine once because the person in front of me was trying something silly and I had to swerve to avoid him. Lucky we were driving on sand, so I didn't hurt myself.
I also got thrown off mine once because the person in front of me was trying something silly and I had to swerve to avoid him. Lucky we were driving on sand, so I didn't hurt myself.
Yeah, electric scooters are a much more sensible design for what the Segway was trying to do anyway.
Which is ironic considering 'just a scooter' has revolutionised personal transport in cities.
I can't believe you haven't seen the greatest comedy film of our lifetimes!
The Mcelroy Brothers and the Worst Idea Of All Time podcast guys do a podcast every Thanksgiving where they watch Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 and talk about it, called Till Death Do Us Blart. I highly recommend it.
Don't actually watch the movie it's awful
Segway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending production
Company will retire Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers, on 15 July
End of an Era?
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came here for this. there was also an accident here in the Netherlands with an electric cargo bike where the bike malfunctioned and froze while crossing a train track. four kids died. Even though i am not sure if it was a segway product, the Netherlands immediately placed a ban on all electric vehicles like E-steps and segway products
Four children killed after Dutch train hits daycare cargo bike
No, about Lime, Bird and the likes. The big revolution to transport was nothing more than an electric scooter/step.
The ban is limited to stints, no? Which is a product almost only known in NL. And it was made by a Dutch company that went bankrupt as it was their only product.
Every time I think about the Segway I think about how the creator died riding one off a cliff and it's all I ever think about
Title's kinda wrong -- FYI segway isn't ending production, just discontinuing its original model. They make a ton of other products now, such as scooters and the "hoverboards" you've probably seen
Now there can never be another Blart Blart Mall Blart
Just kidding, I'm sure this news has actually motivated writers to make another Blart Blart and incorporate this as a major plot point
Just kidding, I'm sure this news has actually motivated writers to make another Blart Blart and incorporate this as a major plot point
It wasn't the creator it was the person who bought the company in 2010.
The creator is still alive
Tried it once at an company event and it was fun after getting used to it. Could have been a nice way to traverse the city but they have the same issue like those scooters, there is no lane for them.
But the Segways would have probably been an issue like those fucking scooters anyway. I just loathe those crappy things littering all the pavements.
But the Segways would have probably been an issue like those fucking scooters anyway. I just loathe those crappy things littering all the pavements.
