Japanese PM twists CS?

luckie · 12-29-2005, 06:08 PM

Had to share a painful photo.

The latest story in the Segway Chat "In The News" forum has two photos of the Japanese Prime Minister riding his new Segway (a gift from George Bush).

Check out the second photograph (below). Is he literally twisting the entire control shaft in an attempt to turn? Looks like it's snapped at the base.

Ouch. I guess this is what happens if you don't read the manual or get some instruction.

[image]http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/pm2.jpg[/image]

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Dwarf84396 · 12-29-2005, 06:22 PM

... ow!

I saw that photo before, but I never noticed that the CS actually cracked at the bottom!

Ben

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Sal · 12-29-2005, 06:42 PM

Yes, this photo has been posted before (I don't believe it's a break). Well, it seems like the people at the top aren't getting any training. Or, they have got the training, but don't listen.

-Sal

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KSagal · 12-30-2005, 02:33 AM

I don't get it. No break in my book. It looks to me that the retaining bolt was just loosed and the entire shaft was spun 80 degrees to it's own left. I don't think anything is broken, just people in power that don't really know what they are doing...

Karl Ian Sagal

Each road you travel should be just a bit better for having had you pass.

Desert_Seg · 12-30-2005, 02:38 AM

I agree with Karl, I believe the CS retaining bold was loose and he was able to spin the CS.

How many hearts skipped a beat or two at Segway when they saw this picture?

Steven

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Stewbonz · 12-30-2005, 10:16 AM

Looks like he got his training from Bush.

JEFF JARVIS
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BarnyFife · 12-30-2005, 04:45 PM

President GW Bush knows very well how to operate a Segway, his family has been a very good customer of Segway LLC and they own several machines. He had an ACCIDENT that was caught on camera for all to see. I was in Bedford for my Segway service training when this happened and no one there had anything bad to say about the Bush family.

Desert_Seg · 12-30-2005, 05:00 PM

Hey Barney,

I was in NH the day it happened too! We must have crossed paths!!!!!!!!!

Having served as a staffer for a number of years, I can tell you that the Pres, VP, and many Cabinet members and similar are used to walking out and everything working.

I'm not saying they can't think, only that during events such as this they are used to having it all ready for them. So, I have to agree with Barny....it was an accident that has likely happened to all of us...only this time it was caught on tape, film, and print!

Steven

--- EAMUS CATULI! ---

No person is truly useless. They may always serve as a bad example!

Stewbonz · 12-30-2005, 09:18 PM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by BarnyFife

President GW Bush knows very well how to operate a Segway, his family has been a very good customer of Segway LLC and they own several machines. He had an ACCIDENT that was caught on camera for all to see. I was in Bedford for my Segway service training when this happened and no one there had anything bad to say about the Bush family.

I'm sure they are very nice folks.
It's just too funny that the leader of the free world fell off the idiot proof machine.

I won't mention the unfortunate incident he had with a Pretzel....

JEFF JARVIS
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Brooster · 12-30-2005, 09:30 PM

Or his bicycle.

As for Koizumi, he just looks like a dufus-and-a-half to me. "Oh, very good!"

It's amazing to me that his "handlers" (whatever the Japanese equivalent of our Presidential advisors and Secret Service are) would allow him to even be seen on a Seg in public without at least a rudimentary understanding of the machine and how it works.

Brooster

12-29-2005, 06:08 PM	#1
luckie Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Posts: 392	Japanese PM twists CS? Had to share a painful photo. The latest story in the Segway Chat "In The News" forum has two photos of the Japanese Prime Minister riding his new Segway (a gift from George Bush). Check out the second photograph (below). Is he literally twisting the entire control shaft in an attempt to turn? Looks like it's snapped at the base. Ouch. I guess this is what happens if you don't read the manual or get some instruction. [image]http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/pm2.jpg[/image] Doug ---- Douglas B. Luckie, Ph.D. Cystic Fibrosis Research Lab Department of Physiology and Lyman Briggs School of Science Michigan State University http://surf.to/msucf

12-29-2005, 06:22 PM	#2
Dwarf84396 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kissimmee, FL, USA. Posts: 264	... ow! I saw that photo before, but I never noticed that the CS actually cracked at the bottom! Ben My entire internet experience condensed into one little image:

12-29-2005, 06:42 PM	#3
Sal Enjoys a well balanced glide Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,422	Yes, this photo has been posted before (I don't believe it's a break). Well, it seems like the people at the top aren't getting any training. Or, they have got the training, but don't listen. -Sal ___________ I considered atheism, but there were too few holidays Segway Chat Member since July 2003 Segway Owner since August 2003

12-30-2005, 02:33 AM	#4
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	I don't get it. No break in my book. It looks to me that the retaining bolt was just loosed and the entire shaft was spun 80 degrees to it's own left. I don't think anything is broken, just people in power that don't really know what they are doing... Karl Ian Sagal Each road you travel should be just a bit better for having had you pass.

12-30-2005, 02:38 AM	#5
Desert_Seg Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Posts: 2,533	I agree with Karl, I believe the CS retaining bold was loose and he was able to spin the CS. How many hearts skipped a beat or two at Segway when they saw this picture? Steven --- EAMUS CATULI! --- No person is truly useless. They may always serve as a bad example!

12-30-2005, 10:16 AM	#6
Stewbonz Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,554	Looks like he got his training from Bush. JEFF JARVIS http://www.thailandsegwaytours.com/

12-30-2005, 04:45 PM	#7
BarnyFife Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ohio, USA. Posts: 154	President GW Bush knows very well how to operate a Segway, his family has been a very good customer of Segway LLC and they own several machines. He had an ACCIDENT that was caught on camera for all to see. I was in Bedford for my Segway service training when this happened and no one there had anything bad to say about the Bush family.

12-30-2005, 05:00 PM	#8
Desert_Seg Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Posts: 2,533	Hey Barney, I was in NH the day it happened too! We must have crossed paths!!!!!!!!! Having served as a staffer for a number of years, I can tell you that the Pres, VP, and many Cabinet members and similar are used to walking out and everything working. I'm not saying they can't think, only that during events such as this they are used to having it all ready for them. So, I have to agree with Barny....it was an accident that has likely happened to all of us...only this time it was caught on tape, film, and print! Steven --- EAMUS CATULI! --- No person is truly useless. They may always serve as a bad example!

12-30-2005, 09:30 PM	#10
Brooster Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,050	Or his bicycle. As for Koizumi, he just looks like a dufus-and-a-half to me. "Oh, very good!" It's amazing to me that his "handlers" (whatever the Japanese equivalent of our Presidential advisors and Secret Service are) would allow him to even be seen on a Seg in public without at least a rudimentary understanding of the machine and how it works. Brooster

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