Die, CNN.com! Die! Die!! Die!!!

[TXlib]

http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/26/pf/autos/segway_recall/index.htm?cnn=yes

Segways recalled

Two-wheeled Human Transporters recalled for power-use problem that could cause them to topple.
September 26, 2003: 1:55 PM EDT
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN/Money Staff Writer



NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Segway LLC has recalled all 6,000 of its human transporters sold to date because of a falling hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Friday.

When the batteries on the devices begin to run low, according to an announcement from Segway and the CPSC, there may not be enough power to keep the machine upright. Falls could happen if the rider speeds up abruptly, encounters an obstacle or continues to ride after receiving a low-battery alert.


The CPSC said Segway has received three reports of injuries that, according to the announcement, may be due to this problem. In one incident, the user sustained a head injury requiring stitches.

Segway said owners should call the company at 877-889-9020 for information about receiving a software upgrade to correct the problem. Segway is also contacting owners directly.

All Segway's shipped as of today will have the upgraded software, according to an announcement released by the company. They will be labeled to reflect the upgrade.

On a Segway Human Transporter, the rider stands on a platform between two wheels, one on each side. The machine is powered by an electric motor. The rider steers by leaning forward or back or, to turn, by turning handlebars. Computers are used to maintain balance. They can travel at a top speed of 12.5 miles per hour. They cost about $5,000.

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I expect misuse of apostrophes at a mom&pop store, but I'd expect CNN to employ editors who don't mangle the english language!!!

:grr: :mad: :nuke:

[Systematic Chaos]

1. In case you hadn't noticed, they mangle everything else!

They're just going for a nice, comfortable consistency! :)

[BurtWorm]

2. All this over apostrophe's?

Your obsessed over you're obsession.

[TXlib]

4. GAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

*beat beat beat*

*mangle mangle mangle*

*bludgeon bludgeon bludgeon*

*hurt hurt hurt*

*spingle fold mutilate*

[VelmaD]

6. *raises hand*

Uh...TXlib...shouldn't that be *spindle*

*ducks and runs*

DV

[BurtWorm]

7. I liked "spingle."

It should be a word.

[StaggerLee]

8. Squoze should be a word too

Past tense of squeeze. (IMHO)

But then they'd have to update all those airplane novels.

[TXlib]

12. spingle = spindle + mangle

Yeah, that's the ticket! :bounce:

[BurtWorm]

15. Either way, it hurt's!

:toast:

[Bossy Monkey]

18. Print it on all your outgoing mail: Do Not Spingle!

Worry them postal workers. Oops, I meant "you're outgoing mail":)

[arwalden]

5. Todays "SPECIAL" Apple's For 50-cent a pound

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

19. Arg!!!

You hit my hot-button!! Or perhaps I should say that you "hit" "my" "hot" "button."

...and you can quote me on that!

[Richardo]

3. There there TXLib - I done fixed it for ya...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Segway LLC has recalled all 6,000 of its human transporter's sold to date because of a falling hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Friday.

When the batterie's on the device's begin to run low, according to an announcement from Segway and the CPSC, there may not be enough power to keep the machine upright. Fall's could happen if the rider speed's up abruptly, encounter's an obstacle or continue's to ride after receiving a low-battery alert.


The CPSC said Segway has received three report's of injurie's that, according to the announcement, may be due to this problem. In one incident, the user sustained a head injury requiring stitche's .

Segway said owner's should call the company at 877-889-9020 for information about receiving a software upgrade to correct the problem. Segway is also contacting owner's directly.

All Segway's shipped as of today will have the upgraded software, according to an announcement released by the company. They will be labeled to reflect the upgrade.

On a Segway Human Transporter, the rider stand's on a platform between two wheel's , one on each side. The machine is powered by an electric motor. The rider steer's by leaning forward or back or, to turn, by turning handlebar's . Computer's are used to maintain balance. They can travel at a top speed of 12.5 mile's per hour. They cost about $5,000.

[Interrobang]

9. Aaaaaaieeeeee!!!

/me runs screaming, wielding a hatchet, right for Richardo's soft vitals

Way to go, Richardo. I think you've made every English major on DU cringe.

[Richardo]

16. hee hee! Then my work here is done...

Next up: arwalden's allusion to the misuse "of" quotation marks.

(Richardo's TXLib-like obsession)

[Padraig18]

10. Hmm

Was Shrub's battery low up in Maine? Bet the WH spins it that way! :P

Our pResident--- the only human being on Earth to ever be photographed faling off of a Segway!

[StaggerLee]

11. Yeah great - and he's carrying the nukular football

:scared:

[TXlib]

14. No, that's the air force sergeant next to him.

[StaggerLee]

17. Oh- I stand corrected- thanks TXlib

[RebelOne]

13. Yes, these stupid errors drive me crazy.

I'm a copyeditor and sometimes I want to scream and pull my hair out when I see some of the abuses of the language by writers who should know better.

[lpbk2713]

20. Absolutely!! This has alway's been one of my pet peeve's!!

.......

[_NorCal_D_]

21. LOL

Just a careless error right?:shrug:

I don't think it's worth killing over. :)