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Have You Seen This Segway?
Kringle writes "An April 28th theft of a Segway from a home in Kent, Washington appears to be the first of its kind. The Smoking Gun has a copy of the police report. The good news is that the thief didn't get the keys and is lugging around a big paperweight. No word yet from the Grand Theft Auto team about including a Segway in their next game release."
paperweight? These things have got to be easy to hotwire right? They're totally electric. My guess is the key isn't much more than a fancy toggle switch. Connect two wires together, go. Probably replace it with a toggle. Does anybody actually have any data related to the key mechanism on these things? Unless the key happens to be something along the lines of a smart card that talks to the CPU someone has a fully functional Segway. The biggest problem is figuring out how to pawn it. These things are so rare it's going to be hard to pass one off without being noticed.
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You have to be a real lazy SOB to have to have your ass dragged around sidewalks by some expensive over the top scooter. Sure its a cool invention but the jagg hole who invented it surely must have realized that there is no market for it.
If you want to commute a short distance to work ride a bike, if you want to move on a sidewalk, WALK !!! And if you want to make an argument for disabled people, wheelchairs are a far better solution.
If the dollar is an "I owe you nothing", then the Euro is a "Who owes you nothing." - Doug Casey
Well, this guy is not very bright, for certain. Case and point:
while it was chained and locked in front of Valentine's condominium
Normally, he folds down the upright handle bar and takes the Segway inside.
So I'm guessing he put a chain loop around the... like I said, not very bright. He deserves to walk.
You are checking your backups, aren't you?