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“There were statistics submitted to us about injuries and the Segways themselves did not have adequate safety features to alert people they might be behind them,” said Tom Ammiano, a San Francisco supervisor who supported the ban.
Obviously a bicycle bell would be to technically challenging to figure out. ring-ringgggg

No state is requiring that its drivers be trained, although some have set minimum age and helmet requirements.

Segway officials say the scooters have been tested for 100,000 hours on city streets across the nation without injury.

Obviously, San Fransciso officials have made yet another well researched and informed decision to pass on to it's citizens.

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