NY Police delare Segway illegal

[Desertrat_ps]

http://www.msnbc.com/news/951539.asp

From the above link on msnbc.com

"The New York Police Department declared Segways illegal on public streets, sidewalks or in parks last week after revealing it was testing 10 for official use — but members of the owners group still ride."


What a bummer

[dexter]

"Collide and it will stop automatically"

Nice to see that instead of "Travels 300mph on the sidewalk"

Dave C.
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[lipinsky]

quote:Originally posted by Desertrat_ps
[br"The New York Police Department declared Segways illegal on public streets, sidewalks or in parks last week after revealing it was testing 10 for official use — but members of the owners group still ride."


This is not the role of the police and they have not done that. In New York the laws have not (yet) caught up with technology.

This is nothing new.

[Sal]

So when I visit my parents in Queens, can I ride the sidewalks [safely and responsibly]?

I don't want to get a summons. But I do want to have some fun.

-Sal

[larryKay]

Nah, the police won't hassle you when you come to NY. They are friendly and as long as they haven't been given a directive that they are illegal, most cops just wave and grin....Come and have fun..

Larry

[Boom Boom Man]

Last Sunday Night(8-10) we were at a dinner party - with the Segs - in a very powerful DC neighborhood. As we were demoing - some guy walked by and said - I just approved the purchase of those for the NYPD... Now to go back and find out who that guy was!

[GlideMaster]

I thought someone from SegChat received a ticket in New York the other day.

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[CodeMonkey263]

Yeah, here it is.

http://www.segwaychat.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4790

Matt "CodeMonkey" Krass
FIRST Robotics Team 263 / Head Programmer

"It wasn't me!"