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[team222badbrad]

This isn't that bad, atleast the baby is getting some exercise.


It would be much worse if she had a baby strapped to her back in one of those baby backpacks.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

And the baby is totally vunerable.
A pull cart behind her like a sidecart for a motorcycle only behind, would be much better.

If she had one of those "baby trailers" that are designed to be towed by bicycles, (such as the one pictured below) along with a "permanent" hitch on the Segway, that would be a lot safer.



I remember when Segways first came out, I was reading a pamphlet about them in 2002. And inside this pamphlet was a non-Photoshopped image of a worker in a warehouse on a Segway, towing a trailer with boxes on it. (It was also on the Segway website at one point about that same time period.) I can't seem to find the image online at the moment, but I'll keep looking.

[Stu Bloom]

Originally Posted by Jack Jones

This is not a job for an engineer. A phychologist is needed to develop a test too weed out idiots.

... and an english professor to take care of the grammar and spelling errors ...

[Conor Ryan]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Can't you just mod this Segway and make a MASH helicoptor style carrier basket for the kid?




I guess it would need testing for durability, but I think it would still be better than this carrier for cats.

Why mod it? You could just put the baby in the golf bag! Well if you do want the segway to fly, I could see the point of that.

[Libby K]

Wow. This is incredibly unsafe, to say the least.

As far as I've interpreted the use and purpose of the Segway, this is NOT what they're meant for. When you get a Segway, you also get safety training or a safety training video, depending on how/where you buy it (if you get it from a dealer, they train you. if you buy it online, you'd get a video...you get my point). There is a REPEATED message of keeping your hands ON the Segway. Yes, it can balance by itself. NO, that doesn't mean you should use it in a dangerous manner. What if this lady didn't see a curb coming up, and accidentally ran into it with the stroller. The baby could be seriously injured.

There ARE racks you can put on the Segway to hold a bag, taking away the shoulder bag issue. If anything, one of those baby-backpacks would be of better use to her, because then she could keep the child close to her person, and not outside the Segway. If someone were to trip over the stroller on the street, they could harm the baby. If the baby were being held close to her, even if she did bump into someone on the Segway, the baby wouldn't be harmed because it's INSIDE the actual area of the Segway. If you've ever been taught to ride a Segway by someone who's ridden one before, they'll usually demonstrate that you can bump into someone and you'll bounce right back. Strollers can't quite do that.

My $0.02: In this case, it's definitely the Mother's issue for not thinking ahead about what she could have done to keep her child safe. I hope she got herself and her child safely to where they needed to be, and I hope she thinks ahead next time.

[Kelly]

People in this thread are way underestimating the abuse strollers can take while maintaining the safety of their passengers. It's what they're specifically designed for. My siblings and I regularly hold "stroller races" where the big kids (18,15 and 9) push the little kids (3 and 1) as fast as we can running on and off the sidewalk and over some sizeable bumps. No one has ever even come close to falling out, losing control or tipping over any strollers and we run way faster than a segway can travel.
I've never ridden a segway, so that mom may be at risk for toppling herself over, but her kid should be fine.

[Pavan Dave]

IF you thought that was dangerous you have not seen here.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Pavan

IF you thought that was dangerous you have not seen here.

I would classify that as a stunt.

My son recently told me that you can't fix stupid. People do and will continue to do stupid, careless things. As long as they don't harm others in the process, I can deal with it - to an extent.

[Pavan Dave]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

My son recently told me that you can't fix stupid.

That is one of my favorite quotes from a very inspiring Texan named, Ron White.

Originally Posted by Ron White

f I could offer one piece of advice to the planet, it would be this: Don't marry for looks alone, and I'll tell you why....If her belly gets too big, she can get a tummy tuck and have a belly like a cheerleader. If her vision goes bad, you can have LASIK surgery and have 20/20 vision. If her hearing goes bad, they can install a device in her ear that will give you hearing as clear as it was the day you were born. But let me tell you something, folks: You can't fix stupid. There's not a pill you can take; there's not a class you can go to. Stupid is forever.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Pavan

IF you thought that was dangerous you have not seen here.

That picture is most likely Photoshopped. As soon as a Segway is airborne, the wheels will keep spinning to keep the platform level. (Meaning, they could start spinning backwards.) When you hit the ground again, since the wheels aren't free spinning and if the current speed of the wheels is not exactly the speed you're going when you hit the ground, you can very easily be thrown off the Segway.



Plus, I honestly don't know how something that only goes 12.5 mph can get that much air. I ski a lot, and it takes quite a bit of speed to get that much air!

[cooker52]

Originally Posted by JesseK

No need to spend money on that. It's called Natural Selection.

That pretty much speaks for its self. This isn't that severe, though.

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I guess it would need testing for durability, but I think it would still be better than this carrier for cats.

I like the cat carrier idea.

Originally Posted by artdutra04

If she had one of those "baby trailers" that are designed to be towed by bicycles, (such as the one pictured below) along with a "permanent" hitch on the Segway, that would be a lot safer.



I remember when Segways first came out, I was reading a pamphlet about them in 2002. And inside this pamphlet was a non-Photoshopped image of a worker in a warehouse on a Segway, towing a trailer with boxes on it. (It was also on the Segway website at one point about that same time period.) I can't seem to find the image online at the moment, but I'll keep looking.

It wouldn't be hard at all to adjust the segway to carry a trailer like that.

Originally Posted by Kelly

People in this thread are way underestimating the abuse strollers can take while maintaining the safety of their passengers. It's what they're specifically designed for. My siblings and I regularly hold "stroller races" where the big kids (18,15 and 9) push the little kids (3 and 1) as fast as we can running on and off the sidewalk and over some sizeable bumps. No one has ever even come close to falling out, losing control or tipping over any strollers and we run way faster than a segway can travel.
I've never ridden a segway, so that mom may be at risk for toppling herself over, but her kid should be fine.

Her falling off the segway isn't my problem. Nor is the stability of the stroller. What I'm worried about is the lady losing control of the stroller and the stroller rolling off into the road or something. That is what's so dangerous about it. One had on a stroller won't cut it.

[Protronie]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

. the baby without the helmet

Since when do babies in strollers need helmets?
Do you really think Mommy Wheels is going THAT fast?

I agree this is just stupid and just lazy.
I'm sure the kid don't mind the ride.

[Jack Jones]

Originally Posted by Stu Bloom

... and an english professor to take care of the grammar and spelling errors ...

My oo key doouble strikes

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Protronie

Since when do babies in strollers need helmets?
Do you really think Mommy Wheels is going THAT fast?

I googled baby and infant safety helmets and found products for babies that are learning to walk. I also found another article about safety helmets for infants/babies and bicycles. I haven't linked either here. The concern seems to be with the neck and back development of babies and methods of transport like a bicycle trailer and the weight of a helmet on the neck/back.

I do know that an adult on wheels and a baby on wheels is reason for practicing safety and using common sense.

My parents didn't cover me in safety gear... and I'm nice and healthy, as well as incredibly athletic. So I don't see how a helmet should be put on a baby in this situation. Now on the mom? Sure. That's a pretty dumb move with the stroller.