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Tarkus · 11-21-2010, 10:30 AM

I've been reading this thread for while and it brings up some interesting issues.

First was the situation with Southwest. Karl pretty much sums it up.

I feel sorry for you brother, I have always found Vegas a very easy town to get around on a Segway. We've been in and out of pretty much all the casinos and the only problem we encountered was with the rent a cop. He really didn't stop us because he was walking away telling us we couldn't be in there. We blew them off one about our business.

Regarding the issue of whether or not to fly a "Gimp Sticker", it's up to the individual. Some people tell me that they do not like to use the packard because they want to blend in with the able bodies. Let's tell it the way it is once you set foot on a Segway and go out in public you might as well have a clown nose on. There is really no way to blend.

I choose to fly a large handicap symbol as I see it as a educational tool. I can't count the number of people I have heard say as I rode past them in an airport "I never thought of the Segway being used that way, very cool".

But the main reason I fly it is because it has avoided me a lot of questions over the last five years.

The new ADA regulations.
The fact that the Segway is mentioned is a milestone. Of course this doesn't mean that the message is going to find its way to people who make the rules in many of these places of public accommodation. And then of course we can look back at the original implementation of the ADA in 1990 and there is still building that are not accessible.

We will also see people test the new regulations. That's to be expected

The bottom-line is the glass is far more full than empty. Those of us that have been doing this for the last five years understand that we always need to know our rights and have the ability to press them.

It's also a help to new users to read and print some of the information found in the following link:

http://www.draft.org/EducationAdvoca...5/Default.aspx

the new regulations are not a panacea it will not solve all the issues, they give us some legal leverage that was not present in the ADA before the new regulations were issued

Be Big,
AMAC

11-21-2010, 10:30 AM	#22
Tarkus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL/ Mantoloking NJ Posts: 2,081	Just some general thoughts I've been reading this thread for while and it brings up some interesting issues. First was the situation with Southwest. Karl pretty much sums it up. I feel sorry for you brother, I have always found Vegas a very easy town to get around on a Segway. We've been in and out of pretty much all the casinos and the only problem we encountered was with the rent a cop. He really didn't stop us because he was walking away telling us we couldn't be in there. We blew them off one about our business. Regarding the issue of whether or not to fly a "Gimp Sticker", it's up to the individual. Some people tell me that they do not like to use the packard because they want to blend in with the able bodies. Let's tell it the way it is once you set foot on a Segway and go out in public you might as well have a clown nose on. There is really no way to blend. I choose to fly a large handicap symbol as I see it as a educational tool. I can't count the number of people I have heard say as I rode past them in an airport "I never thought of the Segway being used that way, very cool". But the main reason I fly it is because it has avoided me a lot of questions over the last five years. The new ADA regulations. The fact that the Segway is mentioned is a milestone. Of course this doesn't mean that the message is going to find its way to people who make the rules in many of these places of public accommodation. And then of course we can look back at the original implementation of the ADA in 1990 and there is still building that are not accessible. We will also see people test the new regulations. That's to be expected The bottom-line is the glass is far more full than empty. Those of us that have been doing this for the last five years understand that we always need to know our rights and have the ability to press them. It's also a help to new users to read and print some of the information found in the following link: http://www.draft.org/EducationAdvoca...5/Default.aspx the new regulations are not a panacea it will not solve all the issues, they give us some legal leverage that was not present in the ADA before the new regulations were issued Be Big, AMAC __________________ *************************************** Messages from Alan Maccini and are produced utilizing voice recognition software. We apologize for any errors . To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.