Segway Gains Access To Sidewalks In 20 States

Twenty U.S. states have approved the high-tech Segway transportation device for use on sidewalks but experts are concerned about safety issues.

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April 25, 2002, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"In the four months since the heavily touted invention was unveiled to the public, 20 states, including Virginia, have passed laws to allow the Human Transporter, as the scooter is sometimes called, to be used on sidewalks.Similar laws are awaiting the governor's signature in Maryland and two other states, while 16 states and the District are scheduled to consider the issue by the end of the year... While Segway is being testedand heartily applaudedby the Postal Service, the Atlanta police force and General Electric Co., a small but growing number of medical experts, traffic engineers, consumer advocates and community activists are concerned about their use on sidewalks."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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