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Recall of Segway Announced by CPSC

Posted by michael on from the safety-first dept.

mshiltonj writes "The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of the Segway human transporter. The hazard is that under certain operating conditions, particularly when the batteries are near the end of charge, some Segway HTs may not deliver enough power, allowing the rider to fall. This can happen if the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle, or continues to ride after receiving a low-battery alert."

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  1. That explains the Shrub... by gokubi · · Score: 5, Funny

    some Segway HTs may not deliver enough power, allowing the rider to fall. This can happen if the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle, or continues to ride after receiving a low-battery alert.

    or if the rider is fresh from a tennis match with Poppy, rushing to an appointment to bomb some unsuspecting nation back to the stone age.

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    1. Re:That explains the Shrub... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      "The machine's creator, Dean Kamen, wants to see US Special Forces troops eventually ride Segways into battle."

      That would only toughen their image, I'm sure.

  2. Oh well... by evel+aka+matt · · Score: 5, Funny

    It looks like there's going to be 3 very dissapointed people out there.

  3. That reminds me... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    As the great philosopher xterm once wrote,

    <xterm> The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
  4. Imagery by Improv · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love the imagery involved in this..
    *VROOM* *VROOM* *put* *put* *put* *creeeeek* *thump* OW!

    Heh

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  5. In other news: by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny
    This can happen if the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle, or continues to ride after receiving a low-battery alert.

    Toyota recalled all cars manafactured since the start of the company. Under certain circumstances, when speeding up, ignoring a warning about a cliff and not braking, the car might fall down from a great heigth and kill the occupants. According to Hiyasuka Miamoto, official Toyota spokesperson, the recall will be effective immediately and no new cars will be produced "untill people stop being so fucking stupid!".

    Moral of the story; warnings are called warnings for a reason.

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  6. Don 't blame the users.... by EnlightenmentFan · · Score: 5, Funny
    Pullleez---I'm speeding along the sidewalk, talking on my cellphone, checking my Palm Pilot, and now you expect me to keep an eye on the power indicator too?

    Oops, damn, there goes another pedestrian....

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  7. Re:If you mock the President, ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, it was funny when Quayle couldn't spell "potato."

    But not half as funny as your even-more-illiterate attempt to spell "broccoli."

    Third grade called. They have an opening for you.