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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
I've never understood the appeal of the Segway. I don't mind walking but I hate standing. Standing makes my feet hurt. If I had to stand to operate a car I wouldn't have one.
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I've seen a couple of variants in NYC. One was a platform with a wheel on each end that you stood on, and controlled via foot pressure. It looked a bit like a skateboard that rolled sideways. Another was a unicycle with no seat - simply a powered wheel with a foot rest on either side. I expect balancing on them required a bit of practice, but the folks I've seen riding them seemed pleased enough.
What I see a lot more of are folding scooters where the handle bar folds up against the scooter body when it's not being ridden. There's a woman with two preteen daughters in my neighborhood, and I've seen all three out on their scooters, wearing their helmets, and zipping happily down the sidewalk.
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Dennis