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Originally Posted by nunulka
What is the Segway? I have never heard of that.
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Originally Posted by raskid
Segway
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Originally Posted by nunulka
What is the Segway? I have never heard of that.
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Sorry raskid, but clue 2 is coming soon 
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Originally Posted by nunulka
What is the Segway? I have never heard of that.
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Segway Scooters
The SUVs of the Sidewalkhttp://www.walksf.org/images/bushSegway2.gif http://www.walksf.org/images/bushSegway3.gif George Bush, our illustrious president, illustrates a weapon of mass destruction on June 13th, 2003. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 3, 2002 A member of the Central Atlanta Progress Ambassador Force is treated for his injuries after he toppled from his Segway Thursday night. He injured his knee going up a driveway onto the sidewalk and was taken to Grady Hospital. He is the first person reported with a Segway-related injury. Segway cracks marble in hisostric office building. Read all about it.
Segways, the SUVs of the sidewalk
Note: on November 25th the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-2 to ban Segway scooters from the sidewalks of San Francisco.
The reason we have sidewalks is to provide a safe place for pedestrians away from vehicles! That is why San Francisco passed legislation back in 1940 stating: Segway scooters are simply additional dangerous vehicles. They we will only further promote sedentary lifestyles, endanger users, and cause collisions with pedestrians.SEC. 86. VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE DRIVEN ON SIDEWALKS. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to drive such vehicle within any sidewalk area except at a permanent or temporary driveway. (Ord. 890, App. 10/24/40) It is also appalling that the California Legislature has been pushing forward a bill to redefine "pedestrian" to include users of Segway scooters. Selling our sidewalks to an out of state company while endangering pedestrians is just plain wrong. Therefore Walk San Francisco pursued legislation to ban Segway scooters from the sidewalks of San Francisco. We asked that this ban take place immediately and last until studies show that the Segway devices are inherently safe and compatible with pedestrians on sidewalks in a San Francisco-style dense urban setting. The ban is specifically for sidewalks and not for multi-use paths that are designed for simultaneous use by pedestrians and vehicles (such as the multi-use paths in the panhandle and in Golden Gate Park). |
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Originally Posted by jmrenterprises
a segway
try the following http://www.segway.com/ its a sort of motorised scooter only know cos i googled it. |
One of you is very close, but I still don't see the exact term
The answer is a heliplane or gyrodyne:|
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
A Gyrodyne is a heavier-than-air aircraft having some of the characteristics of a helicopter (where the rotor provides both lift and propulsion) and some of an autogyro (where the rotor provides lift only). In recent years a related concept, a gyrodyne with wings, has been promoted under the name Heliplane; a term which was originally used by Don Farrington to market the Air & Space 18A gyroplane.
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