The dude who owned the Segway died when...

Jstas
Jstas Posts: 14,808
edited September 2010 in The Clubhouse
...the Segway he was riding drove off a cliff and he plummtted to to his death.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8027301/Segway-company-owner-dies-riding-two-wheeled-machine-off-cliff.html
Segway company owner dies riding two-wheeled machine off cliff
Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, has died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river.

Published: 10:37AM BST 27 Sep 2010

The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway.

The Segway is a motorised scooter which use gyroscopes to remain upright and is controlled by the direction in which the rider leans.

A passer-by found Heselden alongside his Segway in the Boston Spa area at about 11.40am on Sunday.

A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said today: "Police were called at 11.40am yesterday to reports of a man in the River Wharfe, apparently having fallen from the cliffs above.

"A Segway-style vehicle was recovered. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"At this time we do not believe the death to be suspicious."

Heselden was worth £166m and ranked 395th on the Sunday Times Rich List.

The former miner made his millions from defence contracts. He created a unique portable wire cage water containment system which when filled with earth and sand proved a major defence against bullets, missiles and suicide attacks.

His founded his first company HESCO Bastions with his redundancy pay when he was laid off from the mines.

The wire cage systems developed by Bastions have become standard military equipment for Nato as well as American and British forces.

The Segway operation was acquired by a UK based company backed by Heselden.

How messed up is that?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2010
    That is going to hurt sales for sure!!!!

    I rode one down in Myrtle Beach. It was pretty cool. Not completely intuitive but fun.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2010
    Obviously the braking capabilities need to be looked at!
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited September 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Obviously the braking capabilities need to be looked at!

    perhaps it needs a modded tube buffered braking system, Doug...:D

    seriously though, that's unfortunate.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited September 2010
    Very unfortunate!
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited September 2010
    that sucks. Your just takin' a drive around and you fall game over.....that just would blow.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2010
    I'm sorry...but I laughed pretty loud when I opened the thread and finished reading that opening sentence.

    But yes, that is very unfortunate. :(
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2010
    News Flash....


    All Segway's now came with "Wings"

    Free of charge.

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    audiobliss wrote: »
    I'm sorry...but I laughed pretty loud when I opened the thread and finished reading that opening sentence.

    But yes, that is very unfortunate. :(

    Yup, definitely laughed, then felt bad, then laughed again. It's a cycle.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    since he was a milti-millionaire he should have just paid someone to drive the Segway for him :rolleyes: :confused:

    sucks.. but why would anyone think a segway could handle rough terrain?

    get something more stable.. llike a Jeep or Range Rover. sheesh.

    I have little patience for people who don't think things through.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2010
    danger boy wrote: »
    since he was a milti-millionaire he should have just paid someone to drive the Segway for him :rolleyes: :confused:

    sucks.. but why would anyone think a segway could handle rough terrain?

    get something more stable.. llike a Jeep or Range Rover. sheesh.

    I have little patience for people who don't think things through.

    The article says NOTHING about what the dude was doing or how it happened.... some weird conclusions you jumped to.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2010
    danger boy wrote: »
    ...
    sucks.. but why would anyone think a segway could handle rough terrain?
    ...

    We're talking about the owner of the Segway corporation here, why would he not think it capable of handling rough terrain especially since the article stated:
    The multi-millionaire businessman, 62, fell into the River Wharfe while inspecting the grounds of his North Yorkshire estate on a rugged country version of the Segway.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited September 2010
    I think this is a case of a human getting too comfortable with technology. No doubt it is sad and unfortnate.

    I suspect he had done somthing similiar in the past with no issues but not this time.

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2010
    Irony at it's best.
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited September 2010
    Face wrote: »
    Irony at it's best.

    Maybe the segway was still upright after the crash!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    The article says NOTHING about what the dude was doing or how it happened.... some weird conclusions you jumped to.

    squeeze me!!!

    "died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river."


    pretty much says it all to me.. :p
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    We're talking about the owner of the Segway corporation here, why would he not think it capable of handling rough terrain especially since the article stated:

    Obviously, it wasn't rugged enough. :rolleyes: :p
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    he was a righteous dude.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited September 2010
    Maybe it was...UNINTENDED ACCELERATION?!?! :eek::eek::eek:
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited September 2010
    I've always been suspicious of those Segway foot-mats..
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,726
    edited September 2010
    This reminds me of when Atkins died of a heart attack, which it's my contention that his own diet killed him...
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2010
    Whao whao, hold on just a minute. This just in:

    "Jimi Heselden was found dead at the base of a cliff, having apparently used his segway as a segue into the next life."

    :p
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,164
    edited September 2010
    Maybe he was texting while driving :p

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2010
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Maybe he was texting while driving :p

    H9

    :p:p
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited September 2010
    Maybe it was one of these?
    <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hh2nLWYnxkM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hh2nLWYnxkM?fs=1&hl=en_US&quot; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    edited September 2010
    Dad!!!

    Shame a man who worked his way from the bottom
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2010
    exalted512 wrote: »
    Maybe it was one of these?
    <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hh2nLWYnxkM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hh2nLWYnxkM?fs=1&hl=en_US&quot; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

    That's awesome!!!
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    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited September 2010
    Gizmodo thought they'd lighten the mood a bit:
    http://gizmodo.com/5649178/the-best-segway-videos-ever?skyline=true&s=i
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited September 2010
    What happened to the Earth's magnetic pull? Has it slipped off or something? :D
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