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Segways are now banned on the streets and sidewalks of Britain
August 24th - 5 Responses


Segway personal scooter

The Segway personal transporter is sadly now banned on both the streets and sidewalks of “Great” Britain. In what could only be called inspired, the British Department of Transport has invoked the Highway Act of 1835 (yes, 1835) in order to keep Segways off of the streets and limited to private property, basically turning one of the most forward-looking inventions of the 21st century (so far) into nothing more than a useless buggy to check your post box with. The stupidity goes a bit deeper, with a statement from one of the Segway developers, who states that of the 4 officials who actually tested the Segway, 3 of them refused to even ride it, with the 1 who did, only traveling 100 yards.

Quoting Segway owner and an executive of aerospace company EADS:

“How can Tony Blair trumpet Britain’s environmental commitments when the Government tries to stop people using such a clean and sustainable mode of transport? I’m going to carry on using it.”

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  1. bursa de transport marfa
    12:59 pm UTC on August 1st, 2010

    Angajatii firmei noastre de transport marfa sunt atent selectionati urmarindu-se ca acestia acestia sa nu aiba antecedente penale si li se cere ca in relatia cu clientii sa dea dovada de respect, seriozitate si onestitate

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    8:35 pm UTC on August 12th, 2010

    Hypotheken? Heel veel hypotheek informatie: verschillende hypotheekvormen, hypotheekrentes, nationale hypotheek garantie, hoe een hypotheek te vergelijken.

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