Twenty-four states approve Segways on sidewalks with "surprising speed" over the past six months.
The high-tech Segway scooter is still months away from being available to the public, and already half the states -- including Florida -- have speedily cleared a path by changing their laws to allow the electric-powered vehicle on sidewalks...lawmakers [see] the machine as a way to ease traffic, boost tourism and make business more productive......pedestrian advocates and doctors are warning about collisions and injuries...Marya Morris at the American Planning Association said urban planners view the machines with 'skepticism but interest.' The Segway does not pollute, gets people out of cars, and could boost mass transit, she said."
Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg
FULL STORY: Florida, 23 other states OK Segway scooters on sidewalks, but safety worries grow

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