Should Segway Fail To Revolutionize The Way We Live For Many Reasons?

I believe that Segway failed to revolutionize the way we live for many reasons. Nobody in today’s world wants to trade their truck or car, that travels at high speeds, for a scooter that travels at a much slower rate. Maybe if they were not as expensive, and were invented as more of a toy or handicap tool they would have the potential to have a bigger impact on humanity. The Segway was not a terrible invention, but in no way would I ever think it would change our lives like cars did. I believe the reason the Segway failed is because it was not planned out well enough. Before the Segway was released, inventors and capitalists made it sound like it was going to be the best thing to happen to mankind. According to the article “A Long Road Ahead …show more content…
In the article “Make way for segways”, it asks the question “Should segways be treated like wheelchairs?” (Wagstaff 347). In my opinion I believe they should. There are many people with diseases and disabilities in this world who may not be able to walk long distances, and could use a Segway. In the article, Brandy L. Wagstaff states that people with “Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease, who might prefer to use a Segway as a means of mobility in public places like malls or amusement parks, instead of a traditional wheelchair or scooter” (Wagstaff 347). I believe that this statement is very true, and that Segways should start being promoted as alternatives to wheelchairs and other handicap …show more content…
Segways were thought to revolutionize travel, but there was no wheres for them to be driven. Even if they were named road legal, there are still no places for them to be charged while traveling. These are two of the things that I believe were not thought over very well before its release. The consumers of the product, like myself, are interested in the more specific details before buying a product such as the Segway. They told the people that it was going to revolutionize the way we as humanity travel, but people need a little more detail than that. The question on where they would be driven is excellent. If they wanted to make Segways a new way to travel, they would probably have to design roads or pathways for them. I do not believe that they are fast or safe enough at all to be on the road with cars. All they would do is cause traffic jams and other catastrophes that we deal with enough of on the roads today. If Dean Kamen truly wanted to change the world with the Segway, I think he should have approached it with a different