12-30-2013, 01:17 PM | #21 | |
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Width is also regularly an issue in grocery stores, where when they restock in the evening, they clutter up the aisles. I've been meaning to check the width of a "standard" grocery cart. They're wider than the i2, so if the cart can get through, I have no trouble with the Segway. I'm sure the x2 is wider. I suspect they're right at the ADA width, so they're probably theoretically imposing the same burden on the able-bodied and the disabled. Except those power chairs they offer you in the stores could only travel the aisles if you use them as bulldozers -- a use they're more suited for than shopping, let me tell you. But they lack the maneuverability of the tank treads, so scratch that application.... In general, you will find a LOT of situations where the ADA requirements are barely met, if at all. The narrow profile of the i2 is a huge advantage.
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12-30-2013, 01:27 PM | #22 | |
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12-30-2013, 05:15 PM | #23 |
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rickb, how do you fly with lithium batteries? I fly commercial with a P series and am asked once in a while about what type batteries I have but have never really had a problem with airline agents. Now my fenders sometime take a beating, but they gate check my Seg without much hassle.
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01-09-2014, 12:18 AM | #24 |
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Violet & Greg.......I just returned from a two week winter vacation using my new TravelScoot. It's no Segway but it worked out perfectly for airline travel and travel in general for that matter. The Li-Ion Battery contains 24 grams of Lithium which is below the upper limit of DOT Regulation. Because of it's compact size and 30# total weight I was able to lift and set it into our rental car and hotel shuttles without issue. I used it for shopping, site seeing, and even took it onto the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway............activities I otherwise would not have been able to experience. It fit the when to use a scooter application perfectly.
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