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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. Well... by oddaddresstrap · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Duh.

  2. Re:If you mock the President, ... by op00to · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    [Italian, pl. of broccolo, flowering sprout of a turnip diminutive of brocco, shoot, sprout, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, spike. See brocade.]

    Sorry, it's either Italian or Latin. Not English. Another part of what makes this country great is making fun of people who don't even know what words are in their own language.

  3. Re:If you mock the President, ... by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yet another thing is mocking people who pretend to be knowledgable about language and yet discuss the foreign roots of an English word. Laugh with me.

    --
    "Sufferin' succotash."