We always knew there was something wrong with those Segways. By requiring prolonged standing and mild leaning motions they flew in the face of everything our sedentary lifestyle stands for, and it's good to see some clever inventors take notice and restore us to our passivity. The SegSeat is actually intended for handicapped users who can't quite manage all the standing, yet don't want to be regaled to the world of scooters or wheelchairs. It's a fairly easy installation to add a SegSeat to an existing Segway, and you can collapse the seat when it's not in use. To emulate the leaning motion of a standing rider, the seat slides forward and back, so we're not sure this is 100% sedentary approved, but at least it's a good start. You can get one starting now for $749.
This link (to the EnGanget website) was posted on the Chi Crit Mass list serve and I thought it was interesting enough to post here. I'm sure the Segways are used by more then just security and law enforcment personell, but I havn't seen it yet. it will only be a matter of time untill the 5-O is sitting on their Segways.
Your thoughts gents?
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The Guy who developed the Segway, also developed the Ibot
; a wheel chair that climes stairs.
I think it is a good idea for the 5-0 to use these at large public gatherings. Hell, Id like to own one, they look like a lot of fun.
Is there a coffee cup holder and donut tray?
I thought Chicago banned segway use on the sidewalks and they definitely aren't street legal. I know the coppers use them at the airport and shit though.
I've seen them riding on the sidewalk more then once (in front of work)
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