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Re: Admin manual is out

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Originally Posted by Libby K View Post
I was at a few unofficial events during the summer & fall where people were using them (I've also heard them called Swagways??? ugh) and, while I can understand the convenience - believe me, I thought about getting one for Championship - the people riding them ended up running into doorframes, robot carts, and just generally creating more chaos than they seemed worth.

I can totally understand where glide-boards, Segways, scooters etc would be worth it for larger events (I wouldn't be able to walk by day 3 of Champs some years if I didn't have my wheels), but it's just not a safe environment for everyone and their mother to be clogging up walkways with these devices.

p.s. I know that some who know me, know that I use a Segway at CMP and this probably sounds a little bit hypocritical. For what it's worth, I have an injury that limits my mobility - it's not an excuse by any means, but it's a decent reason to have one at the CMP's massive venue.
Just for the record, I completely agree. I have a friend who has one and I've fallen off it numerous times. I can't imagine what it would be like with hundreds of people driving around on them and falling off after they hit a bump or the masses of people.

Theoretically one person could even fall off and knock into another who knocks into another creating the most awesome and potentially painful domino effect ever! Maybe they should allow them just to make this happen.
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