We talk about that a lot in my Segway group... how people's attitudes are and the influences and the "me" attitude including feeling they own the road.

People often ridicule the Segway as a lazy way to avoid walking .... when the majority of people use it (including me) not to replace long walks but rather to replace short car trips. I've taken mine to work and often take it to the store or post office where I would not otherwise walk, but would usually drive.

The big thing people notice using the Seg is that it is emotionally a different experience because you are out, you wave at people, you can stop to talk or say hello... as opposed to being in a car, literally in a cocoon of steel, isolated from the world... making it really easy to support that "me" attitude... you can curse or be selfish because you are hidden and protected, similar to the way people are on the internet as you point out. So all we care about is getting our way, and getting it FAST.

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