Death by Scooter

[EvilBetty]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39377851/ns ... ?GT1=43001 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39377851/ns/world_news-europe/?GT1=43001)

A British businessman who bought the Segway company less than a year ago died after riding one of the scooters off a cliff and into a river near his Yorkshire estate.

Jim Heselden acquired the Segway company from its U.S. inventor Dean Kamen in December 2009.

[aeronca]

i guess we wont be seeing these thing's on the X-GAMES :shock:

[Mustang]

i guess we wont be seeing these thing's on the X-GAMES :shock:

It's only a matter of time .........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFLIgN5vok&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaHe3HyJ6pM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpKe1ESu1Pk&feature=related

[moose]

Love the title: "Segway Stunt Demo"

           

RIIIGHT!!!!! :roll:

[moose]

You know

While working on cruise ships I saw a very similar thing happen, A guy hired a scooter while on vacation, obviously inexperienced.  He gassed it, scooter took off from under him, he's clutching to the handle bars (for some reason) being dragged behind the scooter as they both plunged of the end of the pier into the harbour at Bermuda.

 :shock:

Lookily he was not hurt, well.....apart from his pride maybe, and his wallet after telling the company where there scooter is  :lol:

[Spud]

I know someone that did that whilst handling a torpedo on a rolling deck torp went over board so did he, he forgot to let go stupid bast*** cheers Spud

[moose]

Amazing how some people brain says "HOLD ON"

[Spud]

My understanding of the scooter thingy is that you have to grip the handles and lean forward to make it move, which is what you would do as you go over a cliff  
cheers Spud

[Bixxer Bob]

Amazing how some people brain says "HOLD ON"

It is a well-known problem.  When teaching apprentices about machine tool safety we used to make a big deal about overcoming the cling-on reflex.  In the old days it was common for machinists to carry a 1" paintbrush in their pocket for flicking swarf away from the cutter when taking fine finishing cuts (I'm in the days before the widespread use of high-speed carbide tools).  Amazingly now, no-one saw that as a problem.  The issue arose if the brush got caught; instead of letting go, the reflex action was to pull and inevitably get drawn in and injured.  The aim was to raise awareness generally, that they must learn to overcome the reflex and LET GO!!

[KuzzinKenny]

we used to make a big deal about overcoming the cling-on reflex.

Cling-ons  :shock:  i didn't know you were a TREKKY !! BB !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCARADb9asE)

all together now !! There's Cl......................        

enjoy !!

KK

[Bixxer Bob]

Arghhhh!!

[JetdocX]

:shock: