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Segways Roll Over Chicago

Posted by michael on from the modern-day-palanquin dept.

lpangelrob2 writes "It looks like someone in Chicago finally found a use for Dean Kamen's Segways. The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that a three hour tour of Chicago's lakefront will be guided by Segways traveling on Chicago's sidewalks at 5mph. The cost of the tour is $65, and an instructional class and helmet is provided -- just in case."

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  1. Next thing you know Portland, OR will by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Be painting Segways Yellow- and leaving them around town for just anybody to use who wants to look stupid, just like the Yellow Bike Project

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