There are an estimated 80,000 Segways, which were sold and are in use all over the world. If it adds to the tracking accidents which occur due to the use of Segways these the U.S. consumer product safety Commission (UCPSC) in the same category violations such as roller and 4-wheel motorized skateboards.

The Agency has a pretty efficient work on monitoring accident statistics and their efforts led in fact back in 2006, containing 23,000 of the devices back.

Although they look like a lot of fun and have a very simple to use, this two-wheeled scooters can a person serious injury and even death. A year after Jim Heselden, the British entrepreneur, the Segway company purchased by U.S. inventor Dean Kamen; He crashed 30-year-old while driving to his death from a cliff on his Segway.

Dr. Mary Pat McKay, Professor of emergency medicine and public health at the George Washington University, US consumer safety experts urged better monitor accidents, from the use of Segways after they enter for Segway injuries which compares prices, who came in the ER for car accident injuries occur. A case review published in the annals of emergency medicine, which reveals that from April 2005 to November 2008, 41 patients came to the emergency room of George Washington as a result of Segway injuries. The admission rate for those who visited the emergency room was higher for these violations as for people, which was hit by a car.

Segways are potentially dangerous

Some of the injuries that accidents were seen in the emergency room of Segway were severe facial trauma, brain injuries and fractures of the clavicle, ankles and arms. It must be acknowledged that the study conducted by Dr. McKay a rather small fraction of the total emergency visits to the George Washington University Hospital consists of a total. The researchers were still surprised to see as many Segway accidents actually led these types of serious injuries.

Most people who were injured while the use of Segways were visitors to the area of Washington, D.C. and were on the Segways as part of a guided tourist group. Caused the most hits stationary objects in the city, which they fall from their Segways.

A woman named Carol Drohan rode with a tour group when she have a orange street cones with their Segway made. As it turned out, got her right leg in their Segway they cause to break her leg in three places, dislocate their ankle and tearing ligaments and blood vessels. Her leg is now together with a plate and screws, and it has to go with a stick. Now it warns everyone to get not always on a Segway.

Liability

The Segway devices have their problems had. At one point caused the balance sensor erroneously close the battery in the equipment when he thought that it felt that the driver too fast. In other cases, the Segway would suddenly have to take off in reverse order and with high speed. These incidents happened, thrown the riders to the ground can and cause head injuries and other injuries.

If you or a loved one on a Segway was riding, which unexpectedly a malfunction or in an accident involved, were during the ride a Segway due to negligence of someone else, we invite you today contact personal injury law firm Georgia. We can maybe help you restore damage by the manufacturer or who blame is responsible for your injuries.

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