Have You Seen This Segway?

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday May 20, 2003 @08:25AM from the lock-should-weigh-as-much-as-the-bike dept.

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."

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It's as good as gone by CptChipJew · 2003-05-20 08:29 · Score: 5, Insightful

"Theres no way they can hot wire it."

BMW used to say that too. Thieves are better at these things than most people think they are.

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1. Re:It's as good as gone by FurryFeet · 2003-05-20 09:25 · Score: 3, Insightful
  
  Deja vu...
  "There's no way they can copy this..."
  "There's no way they can crack it..."
Priorities? by Schezar · 2003-05-20 08:33 · Score: 4, Insightful

"He's asking anyone who sees the Segway or knows where it might be to call Kent police at 911."

911? IIRC, that's that newfangled emergency number. You know, for emergencies. Like heart attacks and SARS. Not missing pieces of metal and plastic.

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1. Re:Priorities? by nvrrobx · 2003-05-20 10:43 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  The only number to reach the Kent, WA Police Department is 911.
  
  Period.
  
  Call 411 and ask for the "Non-emergency number" for the Kent Police Department. They'll give you 911.
  
  You should check your facts before posting (yeah, call me flamebait...)
Re:Ignition Details? by Matey-O · 2003-05-20 09:00 · Score: 4, Insightful

Honda Accords can be stripped. Try fencing Segway parts.

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Segway Rant by aliens · 2003-05-20 09:18 · Score: 3, Insightful

Since it's a segway story and I ranted recently on these things I'll do it again here.

First off if you are considering buying one of these things, goto your cabinet, find one of those things they call a pot, hit yourself on the head.

Secondly, realize that you can do all that a Segway can do WITH A BIKE!!!! All that and you get EXERCISE. Now I understand that the segway is a perfect personification of the Lazy Fat American Dream, but really exercise is gooooood.

A bike also weighs less, costs less, and can go down stairs, on grass and dirt.

Don't get me wrong the tech is pretty cool, but it's evil I'm sure the thief will return it with a note "Sorry it looked awfully fancy for a paperweight, I thought it might actually have been useful."

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1. Re:Segway Rant by ptorrone · 2003-05-20 09:24 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  i have a bike, but i use my segway more now. i need to be dressed up and my work place does not have a shower, so for me riding a bike is for fun- not commuting. the segway ht didn't replace walking either, it replaced my car. sitting in a car for me is lazy and expensive, i've saved over $600 per month since i went to using my segway ht for most of my trips. i exercise more now than i ever did, mostly because i have more time and i'm not sitting in traffic. if you're interested you can read about it here.http://www.bookofseg.com/100days/
  
  find something better that works -for me- and i'll gladly try it. don't just say everyone should use a bicycle.
  
  cheers,
  pt