Segway recalled! doh.
Scooter recall catches Segway off-balance
By Ellen Kelleher in New York
Published: September 26 2003 21:08 | Last Updated: September 27 2003 0:43
When George W. Bush fell off a Segway scooter during a family weekend in Maine this summer, it spawned a thousand jokes about his "lack of balance". But the presidential tumble may actually have been the result of a design fault, it emerged on Friday.
The makers of the revolutionary self-balancing scooter have recalled the 6,000 currently in circulation after reports of riders falling off when the batteries are low.
Such mishaps can occur if "the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle or continues to ride after receiving a low battery alert", the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.
Segway said it had received reports of three cases of riders tumbling off the scooters - which can travel up to 12 miles per hour and do not have traditional brakes - with one person needing stitches.
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By Ellen Kelleher in New York
Published: September 26 2003 21:08 | Last Updated: September 27 2003 0:43
When George W. Bush fell off a Segway scooter during a family weekend in Maine this summer, it spawned a thousand jokes about his "lack of balance". But the presidential tumble may actually have been the result of a design fault, it emerged on Friday.
The makers of the revolutionary self-balancing scooter have recalled the 6,000 currently in circulation after reports of riders falling off when the batteries are low.
Such mishaps can occur if "the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle or continues to ride after receiving a low battery alert", the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.
Segway said it had received reports of three cases of riders tumbling off the scooters - which can travel up to 12 miles per hour and do not have traditional brakes - with one person needing stitches.
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