Cities Embrace The Segway -- Except One

Although 32 states have passed laws to make Segways legal on streets and sidewalks, San Francisco is considering banning the devices.

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December 2, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Yet, ironically, it is here in San Francisco - where leg-numbing hills taunt timid feet, and technology is seen as the answer to many ills - that a backlash has begun. Worried that walkers could be steamrollered, the Board of Supervisors last week voted to ban Segway. Although the vote is not final, it is the first significant anti-Segway action taken in any city or state.

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Every city makes way for Segway - except one

Monday, December 2, 2002 in The Christian Science Monitor

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