The SUV Of The Sidewalk

The Segway Human Transporter attracts attention on the streets of New York. Some find it irresistible but others question whether it belongs on the sidewalks.

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January 25, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"It will not be available to the general public until March, but advance sales have already made it one of the 200 best-selling items on Amazon despite its $4,950 price tag...Some groups speaking on behalf of pedestrians say that the vehicles will crowd the sidewalks, increasing the risk of injury...an undercurrent of resentment...related to the backlash sentiment against Hummers, Escalades and other holdover symbols of boom-time excess that would cast the Segway as the sport-utility vehicle of the sidewalk.

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Thursday, January 23, 2003 in The New York Times

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