[Tuba4]

I am not a Segway user (although I must admit it looks like a lot of fun and if I had the extra bucks I'd probably buy one!). And I am not a master of the physics of motion and collision, nor do I claim to be. It seems to be logical and reasonable that, if a Segway rider has sufficient time to react, due to how a Segway responds (according to the Segway users who have participated in this thread), a collision can be avoided or at the very least minimized.

What happens in the scenario where a Segway rider rounds a corner and unexpectedly impacts a pedestrian? If the impact is what would stand a Segway up or tilt it backward, then since the impact has already taken place, wouldn't the potential injury to the pedestrian have already occurred?

I am not taking a side of the argument here. I am just asking the question for the sake of debate.

The reality is lawmakers will do what lawmakers do. They will make a law without truly understanding the law, the need for it or it's consequences. Segway users must make sure their lawmakers become informed. Visit your local and state lawmakers. Take your Segway and show them how safe it is. Better yet, show them how to use it!!!