Ever heard of Segway the scooter. Well, thought i'd do some reading up on this. It seems that this contraption was introduced in the 2000 with much hype and fanfare. It travels at a speed of 12mph.
I can see a lot of use for this vehicle:
* Mode of transport for old people
* Use in big campuses like the IT parks in India.
* Use in golf courses. A cheaper substitute to the immensely expensive golf carts. (come to think of it, the first golf cart that i saw was in the Infosys campus. It was being used to take customers around the huge campus. This was in 2003-04. The campus is much bigger now.)
* Use by the disabled.
Some interesting links on the same are given below. Do look up the one with the cartoons.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1980254.stm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blbushsegway.htm
http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/GingertheScooter/2.asp
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