ilbob
Quote from: LAK on July 11, 2008, 07:07:11 AM
It may be faster than a speeding Meatloaf; but anyone riding one is still a sitting duck.
Its not an infantry fighting vehicle. It is for someone to get from point A to point B a little faster and easier than running/walking when a car is not the appropriate means.
I know what they are not, and what they
are good for. As depicted in both photos posted so far - they are
not good for, for the reason I pointed out.
For what they are good for, a bicycle costing but a minute fraction will do the same thing; and allow jumping curbs and other obstacles, travel off paved surfaces, and not require expensive battery packs to charge, replace etc.
And I perhaps couldn't find two more graphic examples than the two posted photos. In the first one, about the only thing a shooter might find easier targets are
full torso silhouettes - as opposed to the "mere"
half torso silhouettes afforded by the clowns on their elevated platforms.
And that is not even taking into account bullets deflected by the horizontal surfaces of the car. Stand on a segway, and try and make a split second jump sideways from one and you will get an idea of how ... uh .. ungraceful you are going to look falling awkwardly to the concrete when bullets start flying and you realize you are in fact
a sitting duck.
I am not advocating Segways in lieu of police cars, or bicycles for that matter, or even walking. And I think most of us (except maybe Fistful) agree the depicted use in the photographs is not really a good idea. Its a PR stunt.
For other uses, they make some sense. Getting a cop into an area fairly quickly and without having to expend a lot of energy is one of those sensible uses, using it as an assault vehicle is not.
