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We’re starting
\n to see these damn things everywhere. What at first seemed either
\n a sick joke or a classic American shill has been turning into a nightmare
\n on
\n the
\n sidewalks
\n of America. <\/p>\n
Since I saw my first Segway from the window of a $10
\n Super Wei Hung Chinatown direct bus as it pulled into Manhattan,
\n they have been proliferating like the mushrooms in my roommate’s closet.
\n Last week I saw a whole family of them, Ma and Pa in their normal-sized
\n Segways, and Junior and Sissy on cute little scaled-down models, tooling
\n around Cambridge near the Harvard campus. I’m pretty sure they were speaking
\n a foreign language.<\/p>\n
This has to stop. These things are taking over out sidewalks, making
\n them unsafe for skateboarders, roller bladers and bicycle messengers. They
\n are hated by panhandlers, feared by little old ladies and viciously resented
\n and chased by dogs. I would imagine they are decimating a squirrel population
\n at this time of year out for nothing more than
\n an easy
\n nut
\n on
\n a mild autumn day.<\/p>\n
Now, the latest bombshell form Segway – they are unsafe! Who knew! Seems
\n the company is recalling thousands of the evil little platforms because when
\n the batteries run low they throw their riders to the pavement, resulting
\n in a number of serious injuries. <\/p>\n
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