Ginger Needs License To Transform Cities
22 February 2002 - 12:00pm
Its inventor says the Segway Human Transporter will transform cities, but will the device get cities' permission to use sidewalk?
"Lawmakers in a Minnesota House transportation committee took a step toward that goal Thursday, passing to the floor a bill that crafts the rules of the road and the bike paths and sidewalks for the battery-powered scooters. Though the scooter travels up to 15 miles per hour, backers don't want the Segway regulated as a motor vehicle. They want it to be allowed anywhere people walk."
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Wired, February 21, 2002
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