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Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
1 January 2002 - 9:00am

The Segway Human Transporter is designed for covering distances that are too far to walk but too close to drive to. But other devices that do the same thing are already available.

"Before we all go buzzing off on $3,000 Segways, take a look around at devices that already do essentially the same thing. As it turns out, there are a host of electric scooters already on the market that will zip you around town. No, they don't use gyroscopes to balance themselves, as Segway does. But if you can balance yourself on a bicycle, you can probably ride one of these electric scooters."

Full Story: Affordable choices for area between walking and driving
Source: Modesto Bee, December 25, 2001
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