Word: segways
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...where 55% of the population is overweight, why is the most hotly anticipated invention something that enables a person to make it through the day without walking even a short distance? Those who cite the Segway's possible impact on productivity should look at the effects of obesity on the nation's health. The main obstacle to the Segway's success among consumers is the passenger weight limit of 250 lbs. Anyone lazy enough to want a Segway is probably too fat to use it. CHRISTINE MADSEN New York City...
...high-tech scooter: Sorry, folks, but unless you can use this device while carrying an armload of groceries and a squirming three-year-old, the Segway's just a guy toy. SANDIE SCARPA Fort Pierce...
...Segway vehicle is a great idea! If inventor Kamen's vision of cities free of automobile traffic comes true, won't this be a much better world? Less pollution from car emissions, fewer traffic jams. Imagine this in Bangkok! Maybe we should start thinking about providing parking lots for Segways right now. SUMMER KHOO Johor, Malaysia...
...rather walk a mile in my city's downtown section than drive my car through it. No matter how well it is marketed, the Segway is little more than an expensive toy. RICARDO CAMPOS Viseu, Portugal...
...better city. No, this isn't a pitch for Dean Kamen's Segway. New Yorkers are avid pedestrians and steel-nerved riders - a motorized scooter, methinks, offers them too little of either. But it is a pitch for the cities of the future Kamen dreams about - less cars, fresher air, more foot traffic and less sitting in midtown gridlock...