Some agency not called the National Pedestrian Walkway and Novelty Tour Commission apparently ran the Segway though a battery of crash tests, dummies and all. I’m sure that by now many people have experienced something resembling this test, so it was probably wise to run the Seg into a few things to make sure it wouldn’t kill anyone. As expected, the effect is almost identical to a tall man sprinting full speed into another, face first. An alternative back story for this video: It’s a performance art piece entitled “Dude, You Kissed My Eyeball.” [YouTube]
amturnip
Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 10:12 AMThey fired a Segway at the targets, they didn’t ride it under its own steam and sensors. Presumably a real world incident would be different as the tiltback upon impact would reverse the wheels.