Can I hire a Segway in Manhattan?

Question

Thinking this could be a really fun way to zip around the Village and Chelsea

Answer 1

Apparently it is illegal to ride them on the sidewalks of NYC.

http://gothamist.com/2004/10/14/segways_...

Answer 2

You can contact Shoreline Segway and see if they'll rent you one as they provide service for Connecticut, New York, and the Massachusetts area.

http://www.segwaytoursandrentals.com/

Please note that as of July 2008, the State of New York (along with CO, CT, MA, ND and WY) has not yet enacted legislation affirmatively permitting Segway's use on public ways.

http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/bysta...

Governor Paterson is working on a bill though but I don't know how far it will get as people think it it threatens seniors, and pedistrian safety.

http://www.transalt.org/newsroom/release...

I recently learned of a new program/service called RideTheCity that you might want to check out if you want to zip around the Village and Chelsea.

http://newyorkforum.us/index.php?showtop...

Hope that helps

Steve