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Riders Suffer Broken Bones As Segway Scooters Fold Mid-Ride, Sparking Massive Recall Riders Suffer Broken Bones As Segway Scooters Fold Mid-Ride, Sparking Massive Recall
Riders Suffer Broken Bones As Segway Scooters Fold Mid-Ride, Sparking Massive Recall Two popular Segway electric scooters are being recalled after dozens of riders were injured when the handlebars or stem collapsed mid-ride, sending some crashing to the ground. More than 220,000 Segway Ninebot Max G30P and Max G30LP KickScooters are affected by the recall, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release on Thursday, Mar. 20. Segway has received 68 reports of folding mechanism failures, according to the CPSC. The incidents include 20 injuries such as abrasions, bruises, lacerations, and broken bones. The scooters were sold at Best Buy, Costco, Walmar…

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by Chris Spiker
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Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say
Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say A woman who had been riding a scooter outside of Chili's in York was truck by a passing vehicle that fled the scene, West Manchester Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  The police arrived at the Chili's located at 1295 Carlisle Road in York to find the woman lying in the northbound traffic lanes of the road in front of the restaurant at 3:51 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, as detailed in the police release.  The woman "was conscious and able to answer questions," the police said, "She advised the investigating officers that she had been riding an electric scooter before imp…

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by Jillian Pikora