Posted on 09/27/2010 6:26:02 AM PDT by Red Badger
The multi-millionaire owner of the Segway company died in a freak accident yesterday when he rode one of the high-tech two-wheel machines off a cliff and into a river.
Former miner Jimi Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe while riding around his West Yorkshire estate in Boston Spa on a rugged country version of the Segway.
He bought the firm last December and was using one of the machines - which use gyroscopes to remain upright and are controlled by the direction in which the rider leans - to inspect the grounds of his property.
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Maybe he should have read the shorter Cliff’s Notes version of the operators manual...
I guess hiw was a segue into the next plane of existance. :)
I’ll guess this thread will produce more than a few quips.
Suicide by Segway?
Should have walked.
These contraptions are the most ridiculous things ever.
They aren’t even fun like a motorcycle. Basically they are for lazy people.
Want ideas soonest in re airbags for off-road model, special emphasis on extended flotation potential.
I’d call this more than weird:
“... he rode one of the high-tech two-wheel machines off a cliff and into a river. Former miner Jimi Heselden, 62, plunged into the River Wharfe while riding around his West Yorkshire estate in Boston Spa on a rugged country version of the Segway. He bought the firm last December and was using one of the machines - which use gyroscopes to remain upright and are controlled by the direction in which the rider leans - to inspect the grounds of his property.” [snip]
So the owner of a device which prides itself on balance..lost balance which cost him his life.
Dude...
Should have ridden more Gingerly.
This is a shame. He sounds like an colorful man, a virtuous man and an achiever. If I could accomplish 1/10th as much in my 60s I would die content.
The man who perished was not the inventor of the Segway. That's Dean Kamen.
and the farm in September.
I want to know where wifey was at the time. Check the sequeway for her prints. I’ve always said the best way to kill your spouse is to push them off a cliff.
Talk about getting hoisted by his own petard......
Your post made me spew coffee all over my screen!
Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again!
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