Ever Thought About Commuting on a Segway?

spen666

Think again time?

Segway

Gussio

The vehicles, which are illegal in Britain except on private property

Didn't realise that. Why are they illegal?

Pufftmw

oopsie....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11416654

UndercoverElephant

Gussio wrote:

The vehicles, which are illegal in Britain except on private property

Didn't realise that. Why are they illegal?

Illegal to ride on the Pavement, not licensed to ride on the road (they don't pay road tax, you know).

MonkeyMonster

yes, but I don't own one so didn't...

Pufftmw

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Gussio wrote:

The vehicles, which are illegal in Britain except on private property

Didn't realise that. Why are they illegal?

Illegal to ride on the Pavement, not licensed to ride on the road (they don't pay road tax, you know).

Electric vehicles are exempt anyway, are they not?

UndercoverElephant

Pufftmw wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

Gussio wrote:

The vehicles, which are illegal in Britain except on private property

Didn't realise that. Why are they illegal?

Illegal to ride on the Pavement, not licensed to ride on the road (they don't pay road tax, you know).

Electric vehicles are exempt anyway, are they not?

They just aren't legal for use on the roads. As a powered vehicle they need to conform to Road Traffic law, which they don't. I popped the road tax thing in as irony.

spen666

They are illegal for use on the roads- as they are not insureable.

however, if that is the only reason, then that is surmountable as you can use vehicle on the road without insurance if you have made a sufficient deposit with the relevant office ( Think it is part of court system, but can't recall off the top of my head)

shm_uk

Wouldn't a Segway suffer the same kind of problems as the Daleks - can't get up any step or ledge higher than an couple of inches ?

You'd spend most of your commute dragging the thing behind you up all the kerbs, raised man-holes, wonky slabs etc...

sc999cs

Nope - no interest what so ever.

jimmypippa

With these stats? (from Wiki)

The maximum speed of the Segway i-Series is 12.5 mph (20.1 km/h). Maximum power is 2 horsepower (1.5 kW) per servo motor. The i-Series is capable of covering 15–25 mi (24–40 km) on a fully charged lithium ion battery, depending on terrain, riding style, and the condition of the batteries.[18] It takes 8–10 hours to complete a full balancing and recharging cycle. For each 15 minutes of time re-charging, the batteries regain a mile of charge. The batteries also recharge while riding downhill and stopping, and by the Segway being pushed while turned off. The p-Series is capable of covering 6–10 mi (9.7–16 km) on a fully charged nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery, depending on terrain. It takes 4–6 hours to recharge, and regains 1-mile (1.6 km) for every 30 minutes charging.

It would probably manage one leg of my commmute, and far slower than on my bike.



I can understand electric bicycles, but the Segway is a (poor) solution looking for a problem.

Stevo_666

I think some of you have missed the point of the OP...

prj45

The 62-year-old bought the firm in January which makes the “transporter” which uses gyroscopes to remain upright and is controlled by the direction the rider leans.

I wonder if he stayed upright all the way down?

SORRY MY BRAIN JUST WORKS LIKE THAT!

beegee

jimmypippa wrote:

With these stats? (from Wiki)

[quote.... The batteries also recharge while riding downhill and stopping, and by the Segway being pushed while turned off.....

I'd pay to see that (not much, mind you)

jimmypippa

Stevo 666 wrote:

I think some of you have missed the point of the OP...

But anything that can make George W Bush and Piers Morgan have pratfalls has justified its existence.

Mr_Cellophane

Don't let Phil Daniels have one then.

Kieran_Burns

Commuting on a segway? Easy as falling off a log....


Oh, wait.

PBo

"Famous fans of the Segway include Justin Bieber who recently used one to escape screaming fans in Arizona."

This should be in a story on "the Onion".....

Clever Pun

I'd like to see this



more effective than plods on bikes I'd wager

dhope

Clever Pun wrote:

I'd like to see this



more effective than plods on bikes I'd wager

Did they learn nothing from Daleks and ED 209. Must be able to handle stairs if you're going to do any serious chasing.