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Segway Recalling 23,000 Scooters
DocJohn writes, "For the second time in 3 years, Segway has announced a recall of all Segway Personal Transporters. The problem described is that the Segway 'can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall. This can occur when the device is tilted back by the Speed Limiter and the rider comes off and then back onto the device within a short period of time.' A software update is needed to fix the problem." This AP story mentions President Bush's 2003 stumble on a Segway without speculating on whether the cause was the software glitch behind the current recall.
So, pretty much all of them then.
For those who haven't seen Dubya's presidential tumble... see it here
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George Bush losing balance has nothing to do with the software glitch. Or Segways, for that matter.
The shocking part of the story: there are 23,000 Seqway's out there?
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Hopefully, they'll screw up their patch and make sure everyone who rides a segway gets thrown ass-over-teakettle as soon as they get on.
Software piracy is victimless theft.
It was an intelligence failure. No one could have predicted it. Any criticism of it is emboldening our enemies.
imagine what that would do for the spam/malware industry. instead of just providing you links to websites you dont want to visit, it will drive you to a store you dont want to go to.
Segways are like fat chicks. They're both fun to ride until one of your friends sees you.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Sounds like a hidden attempt at sterilizing part of the population.
Good thing, too. That segway is such a pussy magnet, sterilization will be necessary to avoid overpopulation.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Wow... for once, a product recall that isn't issued because the products are catching on fire and/or exploding! Simply amazing.
"Let's face it, it's a good story. Accuracy would kill it."
Back tire? Wheelie?
Do you even know what a Segway is?
Stupid Segway, it is recalling scooters and trying to fix it. The right thing to do is to encourage everyone to follow "responsible disclosure" which means nobody should disclose anything about it. If and when a fix is ready, post instructions on how to fix it once a month, on a Tuesday. Then people should get the replacement parts mailed to them and they should install the "patches". That is the way to billions folks.
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
The Segway was created to help change the way we design our cities, but it seems ended up changing the way we design our dental plans...
"Rollback across America!"
Thanks, I'll be here all week.
Leben Sie jetzt die Fragen.
Just the other day the Sam's Club web page had an ad for Segway XTs. Now the ad is gone and a site search returns nothing about them. Maybe they were worried that if they ever wanted to use Wal-mart's 'Rollback pricing' slogan it might send the wrong message.
No, actually. The reason for the "voluntary recall" is that the Consumer Product Safety Commission gives manufacturers an option. They can either do a "voluntary recall", or the CPSC can do it the hard way, with injunctions, orders, fines, and bans on further sales of the product. That results in announcements like Dynacraft To Pay $1.4 Million Penalty for Failing to Report Hazard with Mountain Bicycles. "The forks, which are part of the steering column, can break apart and separate from the front wheel, causing the rider to lose control and suffer serious injuries."
Most manufacturers take the voluntary option. A few try defying the recall order. Doesn't work. "John Rasmus, of Hallstead, Pennsylvania, the owner of Pyrotek, was sentenced to 5 months in prison, 5 months home confinement and three years of supervised release."