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mindseye
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A Yankee living in Shanghai
Apr 1999
time: 13:31
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Actually, it's a pretty minor fault. The Segway can potentially become unstable on steep or rough terrain if the battery is severly drained. To reach this point, the rider would have to ignore a blinking warning light, a series of alarm beeps, and possibly a shaking control shaft - and still try to push the thing to continue across rough ground.
The fix is a software patch that allows the thing to shut itself down when the battery gets dangerously low -basically a stupidity governor. To me, it sounds more like a problem with idiot riders than the technology, but hey, that's America. Gotta protect people from themselves! 
I still hold that the Segway is a ludicrous idea. I think this everytime I see an electric bike or electric scooter on the streets of Shanghai. There are now some very cool electrics - some look just like mountain bikes. They have all the advantages of the Segway, and none of the problems - for a fraction the cost (~US$200 - US$300). I'll try to post a few pictures soon.
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By the way, the reason Bush fell off wasn't because he was heroically pressing across dangerous terrain despite low-battery warnings.
It was because he tried to drive it without turning it on. 
Last edited by mindseye on 27-09-2003 at 09:23
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