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Segway Recalling 23,000 Scooters

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fear-of-falling dept.

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.

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  1. Dubya's segway fall by crazyjeremy · · Score: 4, Funny

    For those who haven't seen Dubya's presidential tumble... see it here

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    1. Re:Dubya's segway fall by lxs · · Score: 4, Funny

      The president commented this morning on this latest development:

      "I did not fallify! Our secret service determined that the wheels of my Segway were spinning on an Axle of Evil. Mr. Kamen is on his way to Gitmo as we speak!"

    2. Re:Dubya's segway fall by ZPWeeks · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's not due to a software glitch. That's a special feature...

  2. Shocking by eyeball · · Score: 4, Funny

    The shocking part of the story: there are 23,000 Seqway's out there?

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    1. Re:Shocking by GreyPoopon · · Score: 3, Funny
      though I don't know what benefit they have over bicycles that offset the steep cost difference.
      Officers don't have to curb their doughnut habits in order to ride them effectively.... Yeah, moderate me as troll. I just couldn't resist.
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  3. That's too bad. by Noose+For+A+Neck · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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  4. Critical Updates by Entanglebit · · Score: 4, Funny
    A software update is needed to fix the problem
    Your scooter is now downloading Critical Updates necessary to keep me in line. So get the hell off my back or I will dump you off, so help me God.
  5. Bush stumble was caused by another defect ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It was an intelligence failure. No one could have predicted it. Any criticism of it is emboldening our enemies.

  6. A 21st century update to the old moped joke... by dr_dank · · Score: 5, Funny

    Segways are like fat chicks. They're both fun to ride until one of your friends sees you.

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  7. Amazing by Cctoide · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow... for once, a product recall that isn't issued because the products are catching on fire and/or exploding! Simply amazing.

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  8. Re:Tilted Back by EnglishTim · · Score: 3, Funny

    Back tire? Wheelie?

    Do you even know what a Segway is?

  9. Why recall a product? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

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  10. Look Ma...No Teef! by SockPuppet_9_5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    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...

  11. perhaps a new ad campaign? by denttford · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Rollback across America!"

    Thanks, I'll be here all week.

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