5/12/2002: First Segway accident

Undertoad · 05-12-2002, 09:07 AM

HB's "Extra" image is more interesting than this (I am humbled again!), but anyway --

The first official Segway accident is hereby documented. It happened to a member of the "Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force".

According to the rather underwhelming story, the Ambassador in question has injured his knee.

If you're hurt on a Segway, you should be disqualified to be an Ambassador to Progress, since Progress has done you damage.

kisrael · 05-19-2002, 02:16 PM

Given all the hype about the stablity of this thing, it seems almost odd to hear about it having this kind of accident...sort of like a Titanic thing..."God himself couldn't trip that scooter!"

WabUfvot5 · 05-27-2002, 05:22 AM

I feel sorry for this guy. His big claim to fame is he's going to be rembered for falling off one of the most stable contraptions known. I imagine the Segway is pretty safe. Really, imagine how often people get injured from biking / skating / walking.

Angelus · 05-27-2002, 11:00 AM

The thing that gets me about this picture is that the Segway is still standing.

Griff · 01-22-2003, 01:55 PM

In hopes of preventing futher catastrophes San Francisco has banned the Segway. I feel safer, do you feel safer, I feel safer.

warch · 01-22-2003, 05:39 PM

Well the HILLS, MY GOD, THE HILLS! The speeds one could achieve, a new Xtreme sport.

wolf · 01-22-2003, 07:05 PM

Oh, dear. Slang will be devestated.

richlevy · 01-27-2003, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by warch
Well the HILLS, MY GOD, THE HILLS! The speeds one could achieve, a new Xtreme sport.

Actually, there is that twisty street in San Francisco they are always using for the movies. They probably have cops stationed there full time already just to bust the skateboarders who want to use it, kind of like in Philadelphia.

Angelus · 01-27-2003, 06:48 PM

The twisty street is named "Lombard Street". It's actually one block of a much longer street. The times that I've taken people to see it, I haven't seen any more cops around than normal. A skakeboarder would kill himself if he tried to get any type of speed down the thing.

05-12-2002, 09:07 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/12/2002: First Segway accident HB's "Extra" image is more interesting than this (I am humbled again!), but anyway -- The first official Segway accident is hereby documented. It happened to a member of the "Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force". According to the rather underwhelming story, the Ambassador in question has injured his knee. If you're hurt on a Segway, you should be disqualified to be an Ambassador to Progress, since Progress has done you damage.

05-19-2002, 02:16 PM	#2
kisrael Cantankerous Incantonator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boston Posts: 56	Given all the hype about the stablity of this thing, it seems almost odd to hear about it having this kind of accident...sort of like a Titanic thing..."God himself couldn't trip that scooter!" __________________ http://kisrael.com - quotes and links daily, worth the click

05-27-2002, 05:22 AM	#3
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	Embarrasing I feel sorry for this guy. His big claim to fame is he's going to be rembered for falling off one of the most stable contraptions known. I imagine the Segway is pretty safe. Really, imagine how often people get injured from biking / skating / walking.

05-27-2002, 11:00 AM	#4
Angelus What kinda name is that? Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 16	Still standing The thing that gets me about this picture is that the Segway is still standing.

01-22-2003, 01:55 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	In hopes of preventing futher catastrophes San Francisco has banned the Segway. I feel safer, do you feel safer, I feel safer. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2003, 05:39 PM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Well the HILLS, MY GOD, THE HILLS! The speeds one could achieve, a new Xtreme sport.

01-22-2003, 07:05 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, dear. Slang will be devestated. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-27-2003, 06:48 PM	#9
Angelus What kinda name is that? Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 16	Lombard Street The twisty street is named "Lombard Street". It's actually one block of a much longer street. The times that I've taken people to see it, I haven't seen any more cops around than normal. A skakeboarder would kill himself if he tried to get any type of speed down the thing.

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