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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."

10 of 569 comments (clear)

  1. If this isn't first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'll rip my tits off and mail them to your mom.

    As always, my tits will be ripped off.

  2. I HAVE A GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Go SCO/Linux!

  3. Sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    sucks

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

    Duh.

  5. Well, duh by Directrix1 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Its kind of a Microsoft tactic. Cripple the user so they'll be forced to upgrade.

    --
    Occam's razor is the blind faith in the natural selection of least resistance and in universal oversimplification. -- EF
  6. Don't remove Mr. Garrison's safety features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    If you mount the IT properly, there is no danger of falling off. You just have to stick that one metal tube ALL the way up your ass, and firmly grip the other padded metal tube in your mouth. If you removed those specially designed safety features, you're riding at your own risk.

    The software modification of the recall makes it play a recording that goes "Ding! Your ass is ajar! Ding! Your mouth is ajar! Ding!", if the tubes aren't firmly in place.

  7. Re:If you mock the President, ... by Rhodey · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ooh, a rare "1, Troll" mod! I thought it was more Funny than Troll, though. Please mod me to "-1, Offtopic" Thank you.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

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    "Sufferin' succotash."
  10. In Soviet Russia ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... teleporter accident makes unperson -

    you!