Segway Japan
Tue 2007/10/30 19:38 JST
A trial is going to be carried out for the next two months to see if 5 security guards on Segways can improve their mobility and reduce crime in the area.
If this trial goes well, it could well be that the police start using these instead of their bicycles.
It's actually illegal to ride a Segway on Japanese roads - the area around Big Sight is pedestrianized so the security gaurds can ride without being arrested ^^;
An acquaintance of mine was arrested for riding his imported Segway here and ended up doing public service duty for 3 days. Tis quite a shame as I would snap one up in a jiffy if it was made legal - Stormtrooper on Segway would be most interesting.
Via Iza.
