Segway: Moving traffic from streets to sidewalks

[Hymnson]

Sure, it may be a lot more convenient but Segway is almost 2 times as wide as the person riding it, with today's sidewalks, just barely 2 people can pass by each other on 1 sidewalk without rubbing shoulders. But now I think Segway will only make traveling in the city more troublesome. Think about gettin stuck in traffic in the middle of downtown....you move about a foot every 5 min, but atleast in car you can sit back and relax, turn on the radio, talk to friends riding with you, etc... commuting could take up to an hour just to get out of the city, now think that you would have to stand for that entire time you're stuck in "traffic." It would be hell!! When saying "cities will be built around Segway" I think that is just ridiculous, to rebuild entire cities to suit lazy people, or so that walking will be made easier? How hard is it to walk, we've been doing it all our lives, why stop now?

Also, its a couple feet tall and weighs about 60-80 lbs. When you get to the place you're going to, where are you gunna store it? Snow conditions, rain, rocky terrain (4X4?), etc...? I'm not bashing Segway or anything, I think its pretty cool but I just think its not as great as everyone makes it out to be, maybe I'm the only one who see's it as creating more problems than solving them. But hey! How can I make that big of a difference, I'm just one person. (haha)