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There are certain places where you will immediately be able to use the segway (such as on college campuses or in Taiwan as Dave suggested), and others where it is presently not very realistic. However, this is a long-term invention... When it comes time to redesign things like bridges and reconstruct things, many will be built to support segways. They will do so because they see it successful in other cities. They will do so because these things will eventually sell for less than $3000. Cars cost $20000 and require more than $1000 in gas and maintenence per year. These are not toys for the rich. If families choose to own a couple segways and a single car for long trips, they will save big money.
Even if it doesn't work out ideally, it's still a step in the right direction.
Patrick
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