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Old 05-21-2015, 10:39 PM   #4
therealzam
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Default EPAMD Rules

While EPAMD and Segway have been used interchangeably by many, most states and the Fed impose the following key restrictions on what constitutes one:
  • two non-tandem wheels
  • max speed somewhere between 25 and 12.5 mph
  • with that generally conforms to that of a hover round or 'fatty' wheelchair
  • designed for one user
  • sometimes you'll see an HP limit which is usually 3
  • the device must be self-ballancing
  • often you'll see a reference to movement being controlled by leaning
Basically, the rules were created for Segways but had to be made without referring to the brand, thus a need for a non-pattented term was created and EPAMD has become the consensus.

Almost all Segway clones are EPAMD devices and if they don't quite meet the definition a court will likely determin that the other device conforms with the spirit of the definition.
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