Company owner's death worsens Segway's safety

Company owner's death worsens Segway's safety, image challenges

Segway Inc. may face fresh challenges trying to broaden the appeal of its transporter after the company's owner died driving the vehicle off ...

Segway company owner rides scooter off cliff, dies - NBC News

A British businessman, who bought the Segway company less than a year ago, died after riding one of the scooters off a cliff and into a river near his ...

Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall - BBC News

The millionaire owner of the US Segway firm dies after falling from cliffs while riding one of his company's motorised scooters.

Segway firm owner falls to death aboard scooter - SFGATE

It was Jimi Heselden, a one-time laid-off coal miner turned self-made millionaire who had bought the Segway company only 10 months earlier. He ...

Segway company owner James 'Jimi' Heselden dies in England ...

The British businessman who owns the Segway company was killed when he drove one of his famous two-wheeled scooters right off a cliff.

Segway Boss Jimi Heselden Dies on Segway: Are Segways Safe?

In a bizarre twist, James Heselden, owner of the company that makes the two-wheeled Segway personal transporter, died in a Segway-related ...

Segway Scooter Accidents and Injuries Becoming More Common

Following the death of the owner of the Segway company last week in a tragic accident, U.S. researchers have released a new study that ...

Segway boss died in 'act of courtesy' - BBC News

Jimi Heselden, 62, reversed the machine to make way for another dog walker. Coroner David Hinchcliff said the boss of the Segway company ...

Op-ed: Lessons from the Awkward Life and Death of the Segway

In late June, Fast Company broke the news that Segway Inc. would end production of the Segway PT, the self-balancing two-wheeled “personal ...

Death by Segway: The fallout | The Week

Segway company owner James Heselden died by riding a Segway off a cliff — a tragedy whose inherent irony left the media struggling to keep a straight face.

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Segway Brain Injury Leads to $10 Million Verdict

and two company employees wereliable for his injuries. The accident occurred during an event labeled the “Segway Challenge,” an event organized to raise money ...

3 Mistakes That Turned Segway From Selling 140,000-units to a Dud

Did you know that ironically the CEO of Segway Inc. died by riding a Segway scooter off a cliff, into a river?

Segway UK Boss Dies After Driving Off Cliff - Slashdot

necro81 writes "Jimi Heselden, the British multi-millionaire defense contractor and philanthropist, who bought the Segway company last ...

Death of company's owner may be setback for the Segway vehicle

Jimi Heselden, the British millionaire who owned the company, accidentally drove a Segway off a precipice and into a river, according to police in West ...

Is it true that the inventor of the Segway Scooter fell of a cliff ... - Quora

Dean Kamen invented the Segway and sold the Segway company to Jimi Heselden in 2009.Hesleden was killed in September 2010 while riding a Segway ...

Segway Too 'Unstable' for Disneyland Park-Goers, Court Says

"Disney also submitted evidence that in 2010, the owner of the company that makes Segways, died when he apparently lost control of his Segway ...

What ever happened to Segways? : r/NoStupidQuestions - Reddit

Fun fact. The owner of the Segway company died when he accidentally drove a Segway off a cliff.

Understanding Your Rights After a Segway Accident - Drake Law Firm

Operator error or inexperience is another leading cause of Segway accidents. Riders who are unfamiliar with operating a Segway or fail to follow proper safety ...

Segway Company Owner Dies After Driving Segway Off Cliff

Just like the countless innovators, explorers and fine people killed in a Frankensteinian way by their own inventions, the current owner of Segway—not Dean ...