Segways in Japan
April 7th, 2009 by James
It looks like the Segway may finally start hitting the streets of Japan:
Segway Japan and the city of Yokohama will jointly try to convince the Japanese government to allow people to use Segways on designated public roads in the city. With a population of 3.6 million, Yokohama is Japan’s second biggest city.
The move is highly unusual, but can explained by Yokohama’s efforts to boost the local economy and promote the use of environmentally friendly vehicles in the city. Japan’s road traffic law currently proscribes the use of Segways or Segway-like vehicles (such as Toyota’s Winglet). However, Segway has sold about 1,000 vehicles so far in Japan, where they are used in exhibition centers and similar public facilities.
[via JapanSoc]
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lol good vid with the article ^^
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Yeah, a nice advertising slogan can be. “So easy, a chimpanzee can use it.” ^.^
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he amazes me all the time lol
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