at disney, i asked the lady riding the segway in epcot why she had a helmet/kneepads/etc. i said, isn't the whole point of segway so that it balances it self, and as long as you know what you're doing, it's impossible to fall off?
she stood there for a moment, said a really long "uh" and then told me that it's disney policy to be as safe as possible all the time. :/ oh well, made for a good laugh, and the disney gestapo isn't after me yet
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