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If you find the US$5,000 price tag of the Segway Human Transporter Noun 1. Segway Human Transporter - (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment
Segway, Segway HT

electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
 (HT) a bit steep, head to Washington state and rent one. The Segway HT Noun 1. Segway HT - (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels; can operate in any level pedestrian environment
Segway, Segway Human Transporter

electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity
 is the first self-balancing, electric-powered transportation device. It carries one standing passenger on a small platform between two wheels. About the width of an average adult and able to emulate human balance, the Segway HT uses the same space as a pedestrian and can go wherever a person can walk.

Since blasting down a sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network.  at up to 12 miles per hour strikes some as unsafe, the Segway has been banned in some states and cities. But in Spokane, Washington Spokane (pronounced [spoʊ̯ˈkæn]) is a city located in Eastern Washington. The seat of Spokane County, Spokane is the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest, the second largest city in Washington state, and , residents can rent a Segway. Rental businesses are also cropping up in Seattle, where the city government is using a fleet of Segways to transport meter readers, park workers, and maintenance crews around town, saving the city between US$50,000 and $80,000 a year.

Those who think a Segway is worth stealing should know you can ride, but you can't hide. The Spokane rental machines are equipped with GPS tracking See vehicle tracking.  gear.

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Publication:Mobile Business Advisor
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2003
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