They are slowly creeping into the affordable range for the basic model. They look like a lot of fun. I've seen several on the golf courses w/bag carrier attachments.

I've considered getting one since I could get away with using one for most of my daily errands. I guess they top out around 12mph but since I could cruise the sidewalks and through small openings that a car couldn't fit through, thus avoiding sitting at stoplights. I bet my bank and post office runs when we don't have much mail would be about the same amount of time.

Something like a GEM would be perfect for most of my daily use but you can't register one in CT for road use. I'm not averse to true electic cars, purchase price aside.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

They are available for rent at various locations, so you can test ride one for a few hours. Last year we took a Segway tour of the Gettysburg battleground. It only took a few minutes to get the hang of climbing on, starting and stopping. There are different 'keys' to limit top speed until you are comfortable going the full 12mph. We were out for 4 hours, and it took the hills pretty well considering my 200#.

They are constantly being updated. The ones we drove turned using a left-hand twist grip. (It was pretty funny when my wife fell off hers, and the Segway started chasing her around in circles because she was still holding the grip). The newer ones turn by just leaning right or left. Where I live, I wouldn't be able to use it daily, but it was a fun family activity.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I've seen them in limited use around industrial parks and large office buildings.

Almost without exception the men using them were precisely the kind who would benefit most from walking.

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Segway threads can get ugly.

Have you ever seen someone on a Segway?

That would be me, but since I quit my early a.m. PT job I started walking for 45 minutes every morning before work.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

YIKES Looks like I opened a can of worms.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I don't see the point, you can do the same thing with 4 wheels and a hand throttle, for hundreds less..

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Ich liebe meine Autos!

1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday...
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage.
2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot

Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!

Well, call John Doe he's fishing and might need the bait....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Just what we need here in America, a little LESS exercise!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Then again, if a Segway replaces a few trips in a 5000lb. automobile, thats a good thing.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Oooh, lookout! The fitness police!

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

I was going to fly fish, but when I went to pick up my canoe I saw a damn car I wanted.....so no fishing until tomorrow.

Unless you were talking about last week--worms wouldn't have done much good unless they were about 3 feet long

I'm just not comfortable with the idea of motorized vehicles sharing sidewalks with peds. Somewhere, inevitably, a little old lady will meet her maker a little ahead of schedule due to a collision with one of these things. Perhaps as a remedy for this potential problem, larger cities could provide diamond lane access for Segways, only to be shared with hybrids and city buses.

Carleton, you don't think that I look heroic on my Segway?

Who was the interior designer? Ronald McDonald?