Are our 2 wheeled commuters under threat? Home › Forums › BikeMeet Cafe › Are our 2 wheeled commuters under threat? This topic has 2 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 14 years, 11 months ago by imperialdata. Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) Author Posts April 7, 2009 at 9:51 pm #13647 ThumperParticipant So is this what General Motors are doing with some of their billions? Segway have some very clever engineers, but it is so far from either a motorbike, or car in terms of usage, and dare I say safety, I wonder if it will ever get to our shores. Still interesting though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY4msj5Q05Q&feature=player_embedded April 7, 2009 at 10:03 pm #57922 ses310Moderator It certainly is interesting… Reminds me more of a wheelchair, just maybe a faster version… April 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm #57923 TT07Participant I understand they are not legal to use over here. As reported by the BBC 4 years ago:https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4409649.stm April 8, 2009 at 10:43 am #57924 imperialdataKeymaster Very impressed with the Gyro effect but I can’t understand how this can be used in a road environment. Sudden braking must cause problems. That said, I’d love a go. Segway, if you’re listening we want a free prototype for testing on The Bike Forum! Author Posts Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In