SEGWAY
What is Segway?
Segway is a nifty looking machine that is a self-balancing motorised device with 2 wheels. To manoeuvre this device, you need to stand firmly on the middle of the platform of the device, holding the handle bars and lean forward to go forwards. To reverse, you do the opposite, you lean backwards. The further you lean forwards/backwards, it will determine the speed that the device goes.
To turn, you slide the handlebar left or right.
Today, i went on my segway experience at Newcastle Racecourse with Absolute Segway with 2 of my friends doing the Segway Safari for an hour.
I enjoyed every moment of this experience as it is something that i have not experienced before and i like trying everything once =)
When we arrived at the venue, we got suited up with the correct body armour for the Segway Safari and the instructor went through all the procedures in how to use the Segway machine, to make sure that we could control the device safely by giving us one-to-one lesson on the different functions of the device. Once we did this, we practiced on a small track for a little while before we got led by the instructor to the open parklands.
Here are a few pictures from today's activity =)
