Segways banned in Britain

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

I personally don't believe that everyone using a segway in pedestrian areas realistic within the next, at least, 60 years. ....

you would have to do a little experimentation and research to see if your assumtions hold true.

1. A Segway can go faster than 3mph if the space is open. This means, instead of having everyone walking 3mph from A to B, once they hit an area that is opened up a little they can speed up. That means they would be spread out more, and the result is the sidewalk would not be as congested.

2. A Segway gives you more range. If you can ride, and ride up to 12mph in an open space, then instead of staying within a 1 or 2 block area for lunch, you could go 6 or 8 blocks, and still get back within your lunch hour. This means in areas that are dense and congested now during lunch (or rush) hour, the people would be spread out over a wider part of the neighborhood - they would have more options.

3. regarding floor space, I dont think the smaller version of the Segway takes up 3 times as much space as a person walking - maybe the bigger ones do?

Its difficult to do a realistic assesment just in your head. Studies would have to be done on real city streets, to see what the effect is, and what the end result would be.