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I only know the areas where I live and make regular journey's. It's a good thing and a bad thing. I know where all the bumps are (good) and all the blind bends. I know where the moss grows and the slippery leaves or low hanging branches are, where the well lit areas are etc. But I guess that could make me complacent - or even keep me of my toes because I'm not reacting as much. As such, when gliding in more unfamiliar areas, I change my approach. My main regular trip is to the gym - and I can honestly say I've never been late for that - but I'm no slouch. I'll get there as quick as I can. Never agressively though, always defensively. I wish I had more time to glide just for fun. You're lucky Scott.
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That line is not for me. If the environment permits a faster pace, I'll gladly take it. So if it's really busy, I'll be just like a pedestrian. Perhaps accelerating slighltly where possible and safe to do so. If it's quieter, I'll go faster. You can have a really urban environment, like a city centre, that is busy at rush hour and dead early morning or late in the evening. My speed will match the situation that presents itself.
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The automatic slowing of a segway when hitting an obstacle is something I see a lot around here and I really don't buy it. I think the chances of hitting someone/something squre are much slimmer than the chances of hitting something off angle, and in that case the machine isn't going to slow itself down. In fact, it will apply MORE power to try to climb the obstacle. A child playing on the sidewalk is one such obstacle. I think that the chances of hitting something head-on are even slimmer on a gen2 segway, since the handlebars sway from left to right. It is very nice that someone can hold their ground and stop a slow moving segway, but it doesn't do much for high speed collisions in out-of-control situations.
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I think it helps not to leave your SegPlow attached! Unless, of course, it scoops up people and moves them to one side!
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If you are turning then you can clip something on your outside wheel. That is what I mean by "not square." Take a look at the vid below and tell me that a child couldn't be substituted for the wall, drunken stupidity aside. The events leading up to the crash, stupidity in this case, could have easily happened by accident out on the sidewalk. All I am saying is that not all crashes are equal and the chances of running right into something are slim.
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Yer - if your wheel hits like that - you're going down - even the centre console cover ejects for safety on that one! I wonder what would have happened if he'd leaned to the left though? Not such a "happy ending" methinks...
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See Newton 1, 2 and 3.
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Quade, are you referring to a series of films or something? Like Rocky, 1, 2 and 3? Actually, I know what you are referring to but you've got a nice way with words. "Rubbish."? That's just great... you disagree, you believe you have science in your corner. Pity you don't have tact there as well.
And personally, I believe Newton 2 and 3 are weak in comparison to Newton 1. He never should have made a sequel.
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