Segway listed as #1 on list of 50 worst inventions.

[artdutra04]

Don't cars provide just as sedentary lifestyle as a Segway?

Honestly, as someone who owns a Segway and likes to bike alot, there are a ton of people in this country who seriously believe cars are the only things allowed on a road. I can't tell you how many times people in cars have tried running me off the road, yelling stupid things or just generally harass me while walking or biking. This attitude that treats non-car road users as second class citizens is probably another reason why more people don't walk, bike, ride Segways, etc.

Originally Posted by mikelowry

All of these activities have clear benefits.

Several businessmen/lawyers in the city I grew up in use Segways to commute the several miles from their homes to their offices every day. If the commute is only a few miles, if there aren't any highways, and if there is a need to be professionally dressed for work (you don't want to bike in a suit), then this is the niche market for Segways. Military bases, college campuses, and large corporate office parks (think Google or Microsoft campuses) are also places where Segways would be a lot more useful than cars. For these trips, using an 80 lb Segway is a lot more efficient than using a 3000 lb car.