BIKE: Re: Segway death

[Michael Zakes]

kind of like drowning in 2" of water

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave W" <daveintex13>
To: <forum-bicycleaustin.info>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 2:09 PM
Subject: BIKE: Segway death


> Looks to be legit.  And tragic.
> dave
> /------------------/
> www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=31479
> 
> 5 mph crash kills veteran speed lover
> By John Leptich, Tribune
> 
> Ron Huber relished life in the fast lane. The
> Scottsdale resident, a pioneer in the time management
> and day-planner industry, had a childhood passion for
> auto racing. It became the center of his life when he
> retired 10 years ago. 
>  
> Huber raced vintage cars and won several NASCAR stock
> races. He drove at Phoenix International Raceway. He
> competed in races at Road America in Elkhart Lake,
> Wis., Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International Raceway,
> Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Road Atlanta
> in Braselton, Ga. 
> 
> On Oct. 28 at the Superkarts! USA nationals go-kart
> race in Las Vegas, Huber fell from a twowheeled,
> electric Segway Human Transporter when it flipped as
> he was driving into the pit area at 5 mph. He died the
> next day. 
> <snip> 
> 
> 
> > I read in News of the Weird a couple
> > of weeks ago that a 
> > former NASCAR driver crashed his Segway (going 5mph)
> > and died.  The 
> > first Segway fatality?  Then again, News of the
> > Weird is often wildly 
> > inaccurate, so that report must be taken with a
> > grain of salt.
> 
> 
> 
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