Sweet, they are good for something outher than bringing laughter and joy to my life.

Cop riding Segway runs down shooting suspect
Chicago Police Officer Thaddeus Martyka was riding his Segway Human Transporter looking for parking violations when he heard the shot ring out.
Martyka, traveling north on State Street on Sunday, saw two young men sprint west on 21st Street -- and the chase was on.

The Segway, a scooter that looks like an old-fashioned push lawn mower with big rubber wheels, hit its top speed of 12.5 mph.
One suspect broke away on Wabash, but Martyka kept tailing the other man until he tired out on the sidewalk.
Martyka set down the Segway and handcuffed the man about 4:27 p.m. at 23rd and State. He radioed fellow officers to pick up a .25-caliber pistol the man allegedly tossed in an alley during the chase.

It was the first arrest the 17-year veteran has made on a Segway. He has been riding the scooters since he arrived in the Central District about a month ago. Martyka also patrolled on them when he was assigned to O'Hare Airport.
"This is the first time I can recall that the officer used it to chase somebody down," Central District Cmdr. Kevin Ryan said.

"These don't wear down -- people do," Ryan said.
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As a segway aside- I saw a family touring Boston on Segways - I almost puked in my mouth. If only they were tippable, I would have knocked the shit out of them.