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Question Re: Segways banned in Britain

I had the chance of riding the segway briefly in 2003 @ the NYC Regionals and I must say as a person who likes technology but gets scared of things running themselves (practically anyway). I in my own opinion believe that the Segway is safe. If the segway can stand up by itself w/o no help or anything to lean on for it to remain standing then it is safe by me. It's very easy to handle and operate. By GB banning this cool invention is upsetting. I just can't come up with a legitimate reason to ban something that was designed for safety all around.

As far as the Horizontally challenged people using the segway - well I'll stay neutral b/c there is too many Pros and Cons to it. What I will say is whatever can help them get from point A to point B efficiently is fine by me.

As far as the Recall is concerned eh. Nobody is perfect; espicially programmers. I don't mind the little stuff breaking, its when the much bigger stuff breaks that gets me worried and questions the company in which the product comes from.

Once again I see the segway as a much safer alternative when it comes to driving to work or riding a bike during some leisure time. I hope to own one pretty soon.
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