Segway Recalling 23,000 Scooters

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday September 14, 2006 @02:51AM 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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A 21st century update to the old moped joke... by dr_dank · 2006-09-14 03:24 · 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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Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?
Re:Dubya's segway fall by ZPWeeks · 2006-09-14 03:41 · Score: 5, Funny

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