Segway owners report being yelled at by people in pickup trucks (and I’ve gotten this a number of times,) usually something to the effect of “Too lazy to walk, you f***ing homo?” Objectively, it’s less lazy to ride the scooter than drive a car. It also uses less fuel, and pollutes the air less. The people yelling from inside their truck aren’t walking either. At least I’m standing up. But, like, whatever. I dismiss this part of their criticism. However, I think something can be done about the “homo” part (not that there’s anything wrong with that.) It reflects the not-so-masculine soft plastic styling of the Segway. I’d like to see if I can tweak the styling of mine so I don’t get yelled at as much. At least mine is metal, but it still looks spindly. I’d like to give it a muscular look with lots of chrome tubing and polished metal surfaces.
Posted May 17, 2007 at 11:02pm
