Norway arrested what may be the country’s first drunk Segway driver, after legalizing the vehicles a month ago. The man was arrested in Oslo after witnesses reported that he was behaving strangely and struggling to balance on his two-wheeled scooter, though blood tests have yet to confirm he was drunk.
Norway seems unusually concerned that Segways will become popular enough to pose a serious public danger. The country banned "self-balancing vehicles" because their 12 mile-per-hour top speed meant they would be classed as mopeds, and the roads agency didn’t think they were safe. The government then lifted the ban a month ago hoping they will "revolutionize traffic patterns," according to the BBC. "I really hope we're not risking having...
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