Police Don't Want To Give Up Recalled Segways

from the just-one-more-day,-please? dept

Despite the well-known Segway recall last week, a police department in Juneau, Alaska is asking if they can keeping using their Segways for now, if they promise to charge up the batteries (the recall was because batteries on a low charge could cause people to fall off the machines). What's odd, is that the police department doesn't even own these Segways. They're testing them out for a couple of months and will make a decision when they're done. In the meantime, it sounds like they're so hooked on the scooters that the idea of giving them up to get the problem fixed is too difficult to handle.
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  1. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 1 Oct 2003 @ 5:27pm

    No Subject Given

    It's just a software update ... you'd think customer service would go to the police to take care of htem.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  2. identicon
    Kevin, 1 Oct 2003 @ 5:27pm

    No Subject Given


    Can you get snow tires for segways?

    link to this | view in thread ]

  3. identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 2 Oct 2003 @ 7:58am

    Easy Cop Upgrade Cycle:

    Just tell the pigs that they need to send their Segways back to get a new donut holder installed.

    Jesus... has the fine art of constructive lying finally died or what?

    link to this | view in thread ]

  4. identicon
    Alaska Segway, 29 Oct 2003 @ 11:44am

    Re: SEgway Snow Tires

    Yes, extra traction tires are available. They are
    Michelin, heavily siped soft rubber compound, and
    are drilled for studs. Work great in low traction
    conditions.

    link to this | view in thread ]


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