Top five uses for your Segway

[Desert_Seg]

I know this has been discussed before but due to a local press request I'm going at it again....

We have been asked by one of the local rags to provide them with ten (10) common (regular) Segway uses / tasks as identified by private individuals. This is to be part of a piece on the advantages of an eco-friendly device in today's society.

Whilst I could generate a list on my own, I'd rather be much more realistic and ask that we, the daily users of the Segway, each identify five uses for our Segways and list them IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE (1 being most important / common). I will take each response, give it a value (e.g. 1,2,3,4,5) and then pass this totally unscientific but interesting poll to the reporters.

Of course, I will also post the results here.

Thanks for all who help (hopefully all)....

Steven

[luckie]

#1 My number one use for my Segway HT p133 is commuting to and from work. It's my car/motorcyle and I use it accordingly.

#2 Driving downtown to get some work done on my powerbook at Starbucks or other coffeehouses.

#3 Driving across town or campus to get to my next meeting.

#4 Driving across town or campus to get to my research lab.

#5 Driving downtown to drop off videos at Blockbuster.

Doug

[SegwayDan]

1. Check mail at UPS Store
2. Pick up items at grocery store
3. Go to ATM
4. Pick up items at health food store
5. Pull grandson around in his wagon tied to Segway

[wwhopper]

Well fun is where it starts, and getting places and things done, is what it accomplishes!

Since it just cost me sixty bucks to fill up my van with gas, I will start using my Segway more for around town trips.

But here is what I have been doing.

1. Going to the Post office. I do this daily and have since I got my Segway.

2. Going to the supermarket. I do this more on weekends, but will do more of it.

3. Going to the farmer's market weekly. With several markets around my area, I should do this more to support the small farmers.

4. Going to visit friends and neighbors. I do this weekly, though then everyone knows where I am, and who I am visiting.

5. I use it when I take my car in for service, then I can glide home, or glide and Metro home, depending on the service shop. I do this about once a quarter.

6. Going downtown for work projects and using the DC METRO system (during non-rush hours) - Need to do more of this, as it saves on parking, tickets, fuel and my nerves in dealing with city traffic.

7. Going out for Group Glides with my DCSEG friends - Surely need to do MORE of this, because it is a lot of fun.

8. Taking my Segways with us on car trips, so that we can glide no matter where we are. - but with fewer car trips, this may slow down a bit.

9. Taking my Segway with me to Car Club racing events, so I can get around the event more easily. I do this, but often I loose my Segway to one of the track officials, who find it more fun than the ATV's they drive normally.

10. Taking my Segway on it's first airplane trip to Long Beach California in October for SegwayfesT. Already I don't travel lightly, so now a Segway too.... SkyCAP!

[KSagal]

1. 2nd car kind of stuff... I have an investment property 2 miles from home. I am active in town politics and the town hall is 1.5 miles from home. Errands like the bank, and the grocery store...

2. Dad's taxi. My sister-in-law / kid's godmother is about 2.5 miles from my home and usually a kid or two is there. My son's kindergarten is about 2 miles from my home. His Soccer team (I am one of the coaches) plays about 3 miles from home, and both my children (6 and 3) wear helmets and ride on the seg with me...

3. Politicking... If I am involved with a cause, and a potential political candidate wants a sign carried (I usually do not do this, but when I show up to say hello to those who are carrying signs, local press loves it) I have done my own campaigning with it, I visit properties around town as a function of being on the Zoning board and the Master Plan committee...

4. Fun, Fun, Fun. I often ride for the fun of it or make up errands to give me the excuse to ride...

5. Heart health... I will steal and modify a saying that I used to have on a wall in my boat... I believe that time spent gliding is not deducted from your lifespan...

[pam]

Daily - to work and back
To the library
To the bank
To the store (when I have smaller amounts to bring home)
To the post office
To my physical trainer
Just goofing off around the neighborhood

Gee, that's more than 5. :)
Pam

[X-man]

1) Traversing trails
2) Exploring new areas
3) Shopping
4) Errands
5) Wandering around RV parks
etc.. etc, etc.
Today I took Seymour out whale watching (and I didn't get a thank you)

[zzcarolyn]

Top five uses:

1. fun..gliding Long Beach by ocean
2. more fun...gliding San Pedro Bridge to Breakers path
3. additional fresh air...gliding Naples Island
4. sunshine...gliding Balboa
5. attitude improvement...gliding Venice

hmmm, I think I see a pattern here. :)

Carolyn

[Socrates]

1. To work
2. Shopping
3. Coffeeshop
4. Whenever and whereever it is too long for walking and too short for the car
5. Gliding for fun

[woodenapple]

Top 5 uses for my p133:

1. Commute to work
2. Lunch hour errands
3. Glide to Church activities
4. Glide to various evening activities
5. Get to or from mechanic's garage when dropping off my wife's car

[culs]

Top 5 uses for my Segway

Generally I use my Segway as a personal mobility device anytime I need to move more than about 50 feet, such as:

1) extending car trips for errands, grocery, hardware, etc.
2) short trips from home to get around neighborhood
3) extending car trips to health care practitioneres
4) to do yard work, haul wood, get mail, get some fresh air on local forest trails
5) extended travel, from airports to local transport everywhere allowed

[unclejay]

1. Go past gas stations
2. Help our trade imbalance in oil and manufactured goods
3. Support a USA inventor and manufacturing facility
4. Explain to young folk how important technology is to their future and that nerdy things are cool (iPod and GPS on handlebar of course)
5. Provide disincentive to launch more rich man's oil wars and maybe start a war against third world poverty instead.

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Josh's top 5 Seg uses:


5. Errands, etc.
4. Dog “running”
3. Raising awareness for the “green” lifestyle
2. Great for protest “walks” (flag/sign carrying)

And my number one use for our amazing Segway is...

1. "Gliding" meditation

Peace.

[Tarkus]

Top Five Uses:

1-right leg

2-left leg

3-right foot

4-left foot

5-BEATS THE HELL OUT OF A WHEELCAHIR !

[Sal]

ahem... breaking the ice?

-S

[Tarkus]

ahem... breaking the ice?

-S

Did I post a no-no ?

[Sal]

Did I post a no-no ?

No, I meant to make a joke, which had nothing to do with your post... I was surprised no one had mentioned that the Segway is a great tool for "breaking the ice" which was my "politically correct" way of saying: meeting chicks! LOL

-Sal

[Tarkus]

No, I meant to make a joke, which had nothing to do with your post... I was surprised no one had mentioned that the Segway is a great tool for "breaking the ice" which was my "politically correct" way of saying: meeting chicks! LOL

-Sal

You've got that right.

It's almost as good as a puppy !

[Desert_Seg]

After a totally unscientific study, one that has little if any merit but will be used for a newspaper article.....the results have been tabulated and we have the top six (there was a tie for 5th place) most common uses for the Segway.

Drum roll please......

In first place, with an over all score of 25 is..... Run Errands

Running a close second (but second none the less) is... Shopping (Grocery and Other) with a score of 21

At third, quite surprisingly, is Commute to Work with a score of 20

Fresh Air, Fun, Meditation, Sun come in with 15 points...and I do heartilyconcur with the Sun and Meditation part

Political activisim is alive and well as Political / Protest campaigns scored a 7 as did my favorite, Travel to coffee shops both tied for fifth place

I did take some liberties and "join" similar categories (similar in my mind, that is) but overall we had 41 listed which, after joining, became 26.

Again, totally unscientific but good fodder for the press!

Steven

[S-Tip]

1. Fun. It is really a toy for me.

2. Browsing yardsales.

3. On weekends I drive it to a restaurant for breakfast.