I hadn't until August 30th, 2003.

Saw two people riding them down a sidewalk in a nice part of North Seattle. Fiftyish couple, wearing those el cheapo white Bell helmets that most bicyclists shun for something much sleeker.

The funny thing was, I saw some teenage guy riding one around the VERY next day--in the small Eastern WA town that my parents live in.

Lots of people were goggling at his Segway (which he was riding through a mall parking lot, making a shameless effort to show off) with looks of "wow, that thing is so cool/amazing/etc". All of this made me just need to go heckle him. Which I did, pulling up alongside him in the Grand Cherokee and asking him "So, too lazy to walk here, eh?" and hitting the gas and drowning his reply out in the roar of the Jeep's big Six.

I know I was being an SUV @$$hole, but I don't care. IMHO, those things are one of the worst ways to spend $3500 on personal transportation. What kind of racing bike does $3500 buy these days? Not to mention that $3500 can put someone into a totally decent W123 body car.

Anyone else have any Segway stories?

-Sam