Drive through/thru on Segways?

[rwoynaro]

Originally Posted by KSagal

You speak of differences, and I do not agree that a store, or mall or other place that you mentioned are very hazardous on a segway. I have been in them, and with proper caution, are very segable.

People with disabilities do it all the time, and we rarely ever hear of a problem in the press, and they are happy to report negative on the segway.

I am disabled and I use my seg daily in stores, malls, you name it and in my personal experience, they are very very "segable" (love that word, Karl !) in a crowd. My biggest crowd experience was in the concourse at "The World's Largest RV Show" in Hershey PA. It was like a mosh pit seriously and I glided right next to everyone else without an issue at the shufflling pace of probably 1 /2 mph. One, cause I had to do so to get in and once I was in, i had no choice and nowhere else to go at that point. I must admit I was very cautious, not exactly nervous, but very aware lets say. And I also give credit to everyone around me, they gave me just enough room to hold my ground and move with the crowd. It was a learning experience in developing my segging ability (another great word) and allowed me to get to the show and enjoy it. But it was wall to wall to wall solid people. I am amazed by the segway, the segsaddle, and also the generosity and awareness of the other patrons. I think a person on a seg (what's the good word for that.. a segist ? a segite, a segger ?) can safely interact in a mall environment or store very very easily.

[Seginaway]

I reside under the laws of the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and, as such, am treated as a pedestrian. Numerous, but not all, fast food drive thrus have signs stating pedestrians are not allowed but my numerous financial institutions have no problem with a Segway-Thru.

Much of the fast food concerns are related to liability as they typically only have one (1) window and I've often seen ten plus (10+) cars/trucks lined up. This can result in a touchy situation for any "pedestrian", not to mention the horrible intake of gas, diesel and hybrid exhaust for ten minutes, so I understand why fast food establishments limit pedestrians.

Banks, on the other hand, usually have two (2), three (3) or more drive thrus and don't usually see the long, long lines and are much more accepting. Indeed, at my banks, I rarely wait in any line. Usually I stop, deposit whatever in the vacuum tube, never converse with a teller and check that it was accurately processed on the web later on. I've yet to have a mistake by the tellers, though I must confess, I've had a few errors. I'm not big on lines and if you can't trust your financial institution to make the correct count or deposit, you should find another one. Why wait in lines?

There's a big difference between the two (2). At the banks, its a "drop and glide" whereas at the fast food places its, wait in line, get to the menu/speaker board and order, wait in line, get to the window, pay, wait for delivery of goods and change, then off. Two (2) totally different situations.

[Tritium]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...th-safety.html

[Bob.Kerns]

Originally Posted by Tritium

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...th-safety.html

I am puzzled by the number of photographs and how well-posed they are for the story. Who took the pictures?

This looks staged, to me. Or, went back and did it again to get pictures to go with the story.

My only objection to any staging is truth-in-reporting, but it seems like a lot of effort for unclear purpose?

[KSagal]

Originally Posted by Bob.Kerns

I am puzzled by the number of photographs and how well-posed they are for the story. Who took the pictures?

This looks staged, to me. Or, went back and did it again to get pictures to go with the story.

My only objection to any staging is truth-in-reporting, but it seems like a lot of effort for unclear purpose?

In all but the last photo, there are no other people around. I wonder if he went back when the restaurant was closed? Hard to say. Clearly those photo's are staged.

He, like myself, does not look to have been denied service too many times in the past. (I have missed a meal or two in my day, but have seemed to have more than made up for it subsequently)