Segway Will Cause 'Urban Chaos'

Columnist Charles Cooper argues that the Segway Human Transporter does not belong on city sidewalks.

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February 24, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

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


"The Segway human transporter is one of the neatest gadgets to come down the pike in quite a long time. It's innovative, it's compelling and it's entirely cool. But is cool necessarily the stuff of smart public policy?...Segway's uber-scooter, which is about as wide as an average adult and can travel up to a maximum speed of 12.5 mph, will be able to operate wherever a pedestrian can walk [and will] usher in a new era of urban chaos involving man and machine.... If man and machine are going to coexist, I suppose cities should carve up public sidewalks with separate Segway lanes."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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