[Kit Gerhart]

Many cities around the world could benefit a lot with some type of electric personal use vehicle.

My exposure to such a city was in Shanghai about 7 years ago. There were a lot of bicycles, but also a lot of mopeds and small scooters with 2 stroke engines. Zillions of 2 stroke engines result in nasty air. For street use, a conventional Razz-size scooter but battery powered would be great in many cities with lots of people and warm weather. They would be simple and relatively cheap to make. Segway machines would take a lot less parking space, but for now and well into the future would be much more expensive.

Of course, Dean's vision for Segway is sidewalk use in places where the 4000 pound trucks he referred to in his (possible) quote make the use of his machine on the street very scary.