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« Rain today, snow also possible | Today | Smoke-shop trial to resume Monday » March 28, 2008Newport considers banning SegwaysNEWPORT -- The Newport City Council is considering an ordinance to ban Segway personal transporters from city streets and sidewalks. The two-wheeled, single-person battery-operated vehicles can go about 12 miles an hour. Riders stand and steer with a handlebar. The city last year denied a request from a tour operator to run Segway tours around downtown Newport and to the city's famous oceanside mansions, saying they could be a traffic hazard. Segways are used in other tourist destinations around the country to give tours. A spokesman for New Hampshire-based Segway told the council Wednesday night that cars, scooters, roller blades and bicycles can go on city streets and sidewalks, and Segways should be no different. The council asked the city solicitor to review the proposal. -- The Associated Press Posted by Jack Perry CommentsHarry Haller | March 28, 2008 10:18 AM link why not allow them with regulations,restrictions etc.i.e.single file,special lanes,nogo zones certain times,...you aught to be doing rules for JOE CARNE | March 28, 2008 10:19 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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It seems truly backwards to ban innovative alternatives to polluting vehicles. Work it out, people. Roller skates, skateboards, bicycles and scooters can all get along, and there's room for Segways, too.
Why should a municipality ban a vehicle entirely from streets AND sidewalks. Why should Newport kill a technology?