Police Don't Want To Give Up Recalled Segways

from the just-one-more-day,-please? dept

Despite the well-known Segway recall last week, a police department in Juneau, Alaska is asking if they can keeping using their Segways for now, if they promise to charge up the batteries (the recall was because batteries on a low charge could cause people to fall off the machines). What's odd, is that the police department doesn't even own these Segways. They're testing them out for a couple of months and will make a decision when they're done. In the meantime, it sounds like they're so hooked on the scooters that the idea of giving them up to get the problem fixed is too difficult to handle.

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 1st, 2003 @ 5:27pm

    It's just a software update ... you'd think customer service would go to the police to take care of htem.

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    Kevin, Oct 1st, 2003 @ 5:27pm


    Can you get snow tires for segways?

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    Easy Cop Upgrade Cycle:

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    Anonymous Coward, Oct 2nd, 2003 @ 7:58am

    Just tell the pigs that they need to send their Segways back to get a new donut holder installed.

    Jesus... has the fine art of constructive lying finally died or what?

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    Re: SEgway Snow Tires

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    Alaska Segway, Oct 29th, 2003 @ 11:44am

    Yes, extra traction tires are available. They are
    Michelin, heavily siped soft rubber compound, and
    are drilled for studs. Work great in low traction
    conditions.

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