Seen in Cape Town
Posted on 06. Oct, 2004 by Cassandra in Uncategorized
It’s the revenge of the nerds…Segway’s have been seen around Cape Town.
Cherryflava spotted a guy ramping up pavements and crushing Sunday morning empty beer cans on the streets of Cape Town. Unfortunately couldn’t snap a picture in time, but the geeks are in town.
What on earth is a Segway?
The Segway® Human Transporter (HT) is the first of its kind—self-balancing personal transportation designed to go anywhere you want to go. It gives you the ability to move faster and carry more, so you can commute, shop, and run errands more efficiently while also adding a little fun to your day. It’s compact, yet powerful and rechargeable from any wall outlet. The Segway HT will change the way you think about travel.
This little toy costs about $2000, but has no motor and therefore no operating costs. It’s not going to be the answer to Cape Town’s transport problem, but if you do spot one zipping around town…take a picture (and send it to Cherryflava) and then push the dude off.
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Ambuscher
06. Oct, 2004
What next? This thing is actually quite impressive, but I can see it already. You move around all day, using your Segway HT, saving time, not straining yourself, you get more done, get home earlier, put on your $200 Nikes and go for a run!
keto
09. Oct, 2004
I was in Washington DC last weekend and saw at least 4 people buzzing around on these things.
One of these segways was apparently being rented out by a tourism company.