When George Bush fell off his Segway in 2003, it seemed a kind of
metaphor for the product. But now comes even worse news. According to
the New York Times website, Segway owner accidentally drove a Segway off
a cliff in West Yorkshire.
When introduced, the Segway was claimed as a brilliantly designed
product and supporters envisaged that mass use would return to us
streets and public spaces that have been dominated by the automobile for
almost a century.
