What’s more, despite being a common joke in film and TV shows, they have found a solid economic niche: city tours. “Technology has progressed much more quickly than any possible regulations cities could introduce.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest People driving Segways take over the streets of Barcelona. The proliferation of personal mobility vehicles in recent years has caught Barcelona, and other cities around the world, off guard. “These include tricycles, electric scooters, flying wheels … Anything you could imagine,” says Mercedes Vidal, mobility councillor for Barcelona. Photograph: AlamyIn London, Hong Kong and New York City, the solution has been to ban Segways outright.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2016 06:22 UTC