My first Segway crash.

[Civicsman]

In my book, there are only two kinds of seggers.

1. Those who have fallen off their segway.

2. Those who lie about having fallen off their segway.

I suppose there could be a couple folks out there who don't fit these two categories, but I am confident that most do.

I agree, although there should be a "newbie who hasn't fallen off yet", category.

However, based on some responses to earlier threads about insurance, isn't there another group of individuals who could not possibly fall? After all, a fall is a type of "accident" and these individuals are so perfectly attuned to their environment and so perfectly in control of themselves that they could not possibly be involved in an accident.

[KSagal]

I have not fallen in years, mostly because I am pretty good at knowing what the segway can do, and what it cannot do, and how it acts when going from one toward the other.

People mostly need to learn the operating envelope, or the limits as to what a machine will do. One of the best lessons is to go beyond. It has a tendency to imprint better than stopping just short of a problem, mostly because a body never knows how much just short it was, but once on the ground, you realize pretty well how far just too much was.

I am not buying into the insurance bait.

Experienced gliders will know more what they are doing, what they are capable of doing, and what they are likely to fail at much more so than newbies. Of course, some are just not that good at judgments of this type, and others may not care to exercise caution (in a given situation or always), so they are the exceptions to the rule.

I have heard that the difference between doing it right and doing it wrong is experience. And I have also heard that experience is gained by doing it wrong, and learning not to do it that way again. So there you have it.

By the way, I suspect I will fall again. It will just be years and many miles between falls now.

[Gihgehls]

The kind of extreme root negotiating the OP describes is actually much easier on a gen 1. I used to have great fun doing slow "rock climbing" over steep or rugged terrain. They are doable on gen2 but require much more technique. Glad you weren't hurt!

[Rolacoy]

With that kind of talk it's my guess you may be 30 years younger than me. My grandson, 21 years takes a lot of chances on my Segway that I would not take at 71 years. It may not be skill or courage. As I told him it just hurts a lot worse at 21 than 71. But, hey, have all the fun that you can endure.

[lilnyc]

Glad you're okay.

I was bumped off by a bus that I believe didn't see me while making a tight turn. I landed on one foot which resulted in a sprained ankle about 1.5 years or so ago.

I'm all healed now, but more cautious because I turned to answer someone who had a question about it, and in that split second, boom.

Now I concentrate fully while gliding and answer questions when I'm off.

[Bob.Kerns]

Originally Posted by KSagal

I believe I understand the issue here, but having never personally experienced any sexed, over or not, door closers on or off steroids, I am morbidly curious. The only part I really got was the crazed part, as I seem to have experienced all manner of crazed encounters, from squirrels to little old ladies, and bikers to joggers.

This door closer is extremely territorial, and resents any intrusion. While it got me a couple times on the Segway, it would very probably have gotten me if I were on my feet using a cane. You'd think it was an airlock on a space station or something, but no, it's guarding a little non-accessible urinal-only restroom.

I believe its aggressiveness may stem in part from the fact that it has no available mate.

[KSagal]

Yet again, I am caught unprepared. It had not occurred to me that frustration could cause a door closer to be more aggressive, or over sexed, or crazed, because of a lack of a mate. I had not even considered the nuptial habits of door closers till this very point in my life.

Being from Massachusetts, I suspect it is legal for that door closer to marry just about anything from the nearest rodent, to the drain trap on the left sink. I don’t know what would qualify as a reasonably appropriate mate in your state.

Is it possible that the spring is just adjusted a bit too tight? I know it lacks the panache of your explanation, and I am usually happy to personify most any animal, but sometimes a spring loaded hinge is just a spring loaded hinge.

Ah….

Err…

Never mind. My desk blotter just attacked me, saying I was being too insensitive.

[Gihgehls]

Originally Posted by Rolacoy

But, hey, have all the fun that you can endure.

I really, really like this quote, and I'm going to appropriate it for my own use. I love it!

[Nelda]

My first and scariest fall was also due to exposed roots.
A mighty Redwood tree in the Redwood National Park - Lady Bird Johnson Grove, almost gave me a concussion. Luckily for me, the back of my head landed on the nice soft soil that lies under the trees on the trail.
Crossing exposed roots are fine if you go straight across. But the ones that are sideways on a trail are killers. They'll spin you out so fast there's no time to even say a bad word.
The trail in the Hoh Rain Forest used to be ok. But last summer I tried again and because of the roots that go all directions on the trail, it makes it very difficult and I won't even try it again.
But gliding in nature is still my favorite glide.

Nelda

[Victoria mike]

Had run in with chain link fence and went down hard on finger arm and shoulder torn leggements and two weeks off work.
( learning hurts!)