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Silver2SSRS6spd · 09-27-2010, 08:50 AM

LONDON – A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter has died in an accident on one of the vehicles.
Police in West Yorkshire said Monday that 62-year-old James Heselden and a Segway were found in the River Wharfe near Boston Spa, in northern England.
Police said a member of the public had reported seeing a man fall over a 30-foot (9-meter) drop into the river on Sunday.
Heselden bought control of the New Hampshire-based Segway company in December.
He made a fortune through his firm Hesco Bastion which developed a system replacing sand bags to protect troops.

Silver2SSRS6spd · 09-27-2010, 08:51 AM

I guess Bush didn't do so bad when he fell off of one a few years ago.

OrangeSS · 09-27-2010, 08:54 AM

Maybe he was trying to test a new underwater feature??

PonyMan · 09-27-2010, 09:07 AM

Wife and I took a Segway tour of the West end of Bermuda on a cruise two years back. Lady on one all of a sudden took off straight at a parked car........was not pretty

, she broke her nose, arm, and three or four fingers. All the people on the tour were yelling out "jump, jump" as she ploughed into the side of that car.

Tessa · 09-27-2010, 12:10 PM

Horrible when doors lock like that on you and you can't get out.... :(

oh....wait...

(for real, how hard is it to jump? I mean...choice of bumps and bruises or death?? Really?)

v6sonoma · 09-27-2010, 12:34 PM

Don't drink and ....? Be Lazy?

mastertypodemon · 09-27-2010, 08:36 PM

This may help my buddy and all those others who are suing the company for the unsafe topple prone segways.

Silver2SSRS6spd · 09-27-2010, 09:28 PM

I have ridden and even raced them once. They are lots of fun until the computer locks up and you fall. I wonder if they use a Microsoft OS.

helmincamaro · 09-27-2010, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver2SSRS6spd

I have ridden and even raced them once. They are lots of fun until the computer locks up and you fall. I wonder if they use a Microsoft OS.

lordfriday2 · 09-28-2010, 04:07 AM

he fell off a cliff... maybe he didn't see the edge?

09-27-2010, 08:50 AM	#1
Silver2SSRS6spd Prefer to be blown! Drives: 2010 Silver/Black 2SS/RS Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 2,677 View My Garage	Segway owner dies on Segway LONDON – A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter has died in an accident on one of the vehicles. Police in West Yorkshire said Monday that 62-year-old James Heselden and a Segway were found in the River Wharfe near Boston Spa, in northern England. Police said a member of the public had reported seeing a man fall over a 30-foot (9-meter) drop into the river on Sunday. Heselden bought control of the New Hampshire-based Segway company in December. He made a fortune through his firm Hesco Bastion which developed a system replacing sand bags to protect troops. __________________ MagnaCharger TVS-2300 550rwhp 540 rwt and a radical suspension under the car.

09-27-2010, 08:51 AM	#2
Silver2SSRS6spd Prefer to be blown! Drives: 2010 Silver/Black 2SS/RS Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 2,677 View My Garage	I guess Bush didn't do so bad when he fell off of one a few years ago. __________________ MagnaCharger TVS-2300 550rwhp 540 rwt and a radical suspension under the car.

09-27-2010, 08:54 AM	#3
OrangeSS Southern Gentleman. Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, IOM Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wayne NJ Posts: 167	Maybe he was trying to test a new underwater feature?? __________________

09-27-2010, 09:07 AM	#4
PonyMan Drives: 2009 C6 4lt Vert, 2011 Camaro Vert Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 870	Wife and I took a Segway tour of the West end of Bermuda on a cruise two years back. Lady on one all of a sudden took off straight at a parked car........was not pretty , she broke her nose, arm, and three or four fingers. All the people on the tour were yelling out "jump, jump" as she ploughed into the side of that car. __________________

09-27-2010, 12:10 PM	#5
Tessa Mischief Managed Drives: 2SS/RS RJT with silver rallys Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southbound Posts: 8,179 View My Garage	And the Darwin award goes to.... Horrible when doors lock like that on you and you can't get out.... :( oh....wait... (for real, how hard is it to jump? I mean...choice of bumps and bruises or death?? Really?) __________________

09-27-2010, 12:34 PM	#6
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	Don't drink and ....? Be Lazy? __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

09-27-2010, 08:36 PM	#7
mastertypodemon Late Night Crew Drives: 2010 SIM 1LT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Stafford, VA [Formerly Dallas, TX] Posts: 1,057	This may help my buddy and all those others who are suing the company for the unsafe topple prone segways.

09-27-2010, 09:28 PM	#8
Silver2SSRS6spd Prefer to be blown! Drives: 2010 Silver/Black 2SS/RS Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 2,677 View My Garage	I have ridden and even raced them once. They are lots of fun until the computer locks up and you fall. I wonder if they use a Microsoft OS. __________________ MagnaCharger TVS-2300 550rwhp 540 rwt and a radical suspension under the car.

09-28-2010, 04:07 AM	#10
lordfriday2 Proud Owner! Drives: 2010 Camaro SS RS Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 878	he fell off a cliff... maybe he didn't see the edge?

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