Segway Fall

[segwayowner]

Today as i was gliding around whatching my neighbors have a water fight, i remembered that i had forgoten something. so i fully stopped and made a 360. i leaned too much and the seg tipped. i bailed and the segway righted itself immeditly and kept going. i hit my arm, knee and hip (this hurts the most) i juat scratched the skin, and drew a little blood on my knee. but boy does that hurt!

does anybody have any ideas about how to avoid this in the future?

DES: Segway owner

[pt]

segwayowner-

i would suggest watching the safety video a few times on what to avoid-- each time i see it, it does remind me of things- there's nothing wrong with that. sometimes it's a good idea to simply slow down, after awhile like anything else, a bike, car, etc... it's easy to get distracted or think of something else after you've done it some many times. often, minor things like this need to happen to reinforce safe gliding.

i was jogging today and looked at my watch, i almost tripped when my foot hit a bump, i won't do that again.

be safe.

cheers,
pt


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[segwayowner]

thanks for the advice.

DES: Segway owner

[GlideMaster]

Anytime you embark on a glide it is required that you give your glide your undivided attention or ; well you know the results now if you don't.

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[Peter iNova]

The only time I seem to get into trouble is when I forget to scrupulously monitor the next fifteen feet. Distracted by something interesting off to the side. Root bumps wait for you to become distracted.

-iNova

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[ElectraGlide]

I took a pretty good tumble off my machine the first week I owned it. I think it only takes one good scare ( and injury ) to make us safer, and better riders. I've done the same off bicycles and rollerblades over the years , but when you are falling off a Segway EVERYONE is watching !
I thought I was careful before the fall......I am extra careful now !

Steve

[Jeff Allen]

quote:Originally posted by segwayowner
i fully stopped and made a 360. i leaned too much and the seg tipped. You don't need to lean into your turns [u]at all</u> if you are already fully stopped.

Onward!
Jeff Allen

[segwayowner]

the seg had all fo my attention, i just assumed that i fell because i leaned too much. I really dont know why.

DES: Segway owner

[SegwayBill]

Segwayownwer
There is what I call the Segway stance your arches over the axels, knees slightly bent and if you are at least 5'10" your feet against the gearboxes. With this stance you are ready for bumps and fast turns. Stay focused when moving.

Bill

[opti6600]

360s are one way to nail yourself. Just practice a bit - I can do it now just to drop some jaws.

Try this routine to better your proficiency in controlling your momentum:

Get on Red Key, and find a nice open area (driveway would work).
Now do a few back-and-forths, making sure to get right up under Limiter.
After about 3 quick laps near full speed on Red Key:
- Do an emergency stop mid-lap
- Throw the Steering Grip all the way over, do a 360
- Go back to full speed
- On next lap, repeat

Try that, and it helps you a lot in controlling where your body is flinging itself while your HT is turning. Also a neat stunt if you can do it smoothly enough when you're bored and traffic isn't flowing next to you!

[BruceWright]

I say the key is practice, practice, practice. Opti has a structured version of practice, mine is more informal.

A lot of times when I was learning, I would travel around my neighborhood, and sometimes when I'd make a quick turn correction I'd come off my turn leaning wrong. Just for a second I'd feel off-balance, or that I leaned the wrong way.

Every time I made a "lean mistake" for an instant, I would subtract some speed from my travel speed, and slowly over days work to build up my travel speed again. Any time I made a mistake, I'd slow down again for a day or two. Now I am lean-mistake free. The Segway and I travel as one, all the time. And I never had to fall off to learn it!

-Bruce Wright

Segway: Vehicle of Dream

[BruceWright]

BTW, why did you make a 360? Surely that has no purpose. Do you mean a 180?

-Bruce Wright

Segway: Vehicle of Dream

[opti6600]

Actually, Bruce, a 360 is useful to clear the tires from any debris you may have in them. Also a good way to see if there are any nails or such in your tires without making a back-and-forth.

Undivided attention is very true. However, I have also found that segging is so much safer after 72 hours without sleep than driving!

[defenbaugh]

Seqwayowner,

All of the above advice is good, but I will add mine. I also, had to test the limits the first week. The fall is one I will remember. That being said, the HT is so responsive one almost forgets they are on a machine and not walking. I have to remind myself, this is a machine and I need to pay attention. My father paraphrased the above with, "about the time you think you know how to ride a motorcycle, you'll find out you don't."

Follow your bliss,
Ron

http://www.defenbaugh.org/segway_ht.htm

[terryp]

I had a little scare last night going up the hill from my house. All of a sudden the HT jerked to the left and I felt like I almost lost balance. My best guess as to what happened is that one tire went over a pinecone and spun as it propelled it backwards. So, for what it's worth, watch out for pinecones.

Practicing Safe Segs in Seattle

[segwayowner]

Thanks all for your advice!

DES: Segway owner