One of the pleasant and fun trips I went on was in Chicago. It is a 3 hr Segway tour in Chicago downtown. It takes a little while to get comfortable with the segway. We just have to lean forward to make it move forward and lean back with the handle to slow down or stop. I almost fell when going on a downward slope inspite of our guide warning us. But after that, it was lot of fun, we did so many twists and turns, up and downs etc etc.,. I always wondered why this technology is not well used, but when I heard of PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessebility), I thought, well, you will see.
For the segway lovers, GM and Segway are developing an electrically powered, two seat prototype vehicle similar to the segway with only two wheels. It solves all the problems that urban traffic has imposed since years: Quick, safe, quite, clean and at a lower cost. I think this is really cool and innovative. This was introduced in the recent 2009 New York International Auto Show. Below is a picture and a video from GM website.
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