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.

Comments

Dubya's segway fall

[crazyjeremy]

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

Re:Dubya's segway fall

[lxs]

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!"

Re:Dubya's segway fall

[ZPWeeks]

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

Shocking

[eyeball]

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

That's too bad.

[Noose For A Neck]

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.

Critical Updates

[Entanglebit]

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.

A 21st century update to the old moped joke...

[dr_dank]

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

Why recall a product?

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

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.