Judge Rules Segways Can't Legally Be Driven Ridden On Pavement In UK

Segway fans are trundling mad today, following a magistrate's ruling that the two-wheeled wobblers can't be ridden on the pavement.

The ruling concluded a test case that saw an unemployed factory worker, Phillip Coates (pictured right), fined £75 for riding a Segway on a pavement in Barnsley. Coates was also slapped with a bill for £265 in costs.

The case hinged on whether a Segway could be described as "a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads". The judge in the case decided they could be described thus, particularly as Coates told the police he'd consider riding his on the road when the pavement was full.

Joe_Limon - 1/20/2011 12:38:58 PM

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in canada they are illegal on the streets or sidewalks. same with electric scooters and minibikes

85bmw745i - 1/20/2011 1:06:37 PM

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How stupid

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 1/20/2011 1:22:48 PM

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What i find comical is the fact that battery powered Wheelchairs are allowed on sidewalks.

I have also seen tiny petrol powered stand-up scooters on the roads over here.

So why this particular device has been singled out for Banning on UK roads and sidewalks is really interesting.

BondMI6 - 1/20/2011 1:50:25 PM

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Kinda blows my lifetime dream of Segwayin'all the sidewalks in the U.K.

LexSucks - 1/21/2011 3:40:52 PM

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Its all Obama's fault!!

truckman - 1/22/2011 3:31:45 AM

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Maybe if it burned gas it would be ok?