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Old 05-22-2015, 12:54 PM   #7
MuttonChops
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EPAMD.

The Missouri Revised Statues Section 307.205.1 (see JohnM link) is very clear on the definition and is the basic definition Segway Inc worked out with most states back in the beginning. Two wheel Segway like machines are EPAMD.
Side note: Washington state legislature has a 2015 update to our regulations that will include single wheel self-balancing machines as EPAMD. “self-balancing device with one wheel designed to transport only one person by an electric propulsion system”

Possible Data to Aid Your Cause.

USDoT 2004 summary 'Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety' covers basic trail design features (width, line-of-sight, crossing, etc) and has this statement on Segway User Characteristics.
Based on the performance of the five Segways evaluated in the study, a Segway user would not be the critical user for any of the design criteria evaluated.
- Many characteristics of Segway users are comparable to those of other emerging trail users.
- Compared to most other users, Segway users had higher eye heights, shorter lengths, shorter braking distances, and faster deceleration rates, and required the least space to make a three-point turn.

USDoT 2005 Guidance Statement on 'USE OF “SEGWAYs” ON TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES' provides some common language information on how the ADA rules should be read, for example:
Individuals who do not use wheelchairs commonly use the lift together with their non-wheelchair mobility devices, such as canes, crutches or walkers. Under this provision, an individual with a disability who uses a Segway as a mobility device must be permitted to use the lift.

There are also several (early Segway days) independent studies that all tend to conclude Segway will stop faster, respond faster, are smaller, and are far less dangerous to pedestrians than bicycles on mixed use paths.

Enjoy,
Craig approaching 8,300 miles
Attached Files
File Type: pdf USDOT Segway Guidance.pdf (15.7 KB, 2 views)
File Type: pdf USG_roads_tech_brief_trails.pdf (77.1 KB, 4 views)
File Type: pdf IndependentStudies.pdf (43.5 KB, 1 views)
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