Does China allow Segway to go on the road?

This kind of car is called "Segway", and the full name is "Segway self-balancing electric scooter". "Segway" comes from the English word "Segue", which means "smooth walking". It is used to describe that this kind of vehicle can make people ride in the city without obstacles. Its operation uses battery as energy source, and uses the "dynamic balance principle" of physics to control its advance or turn through computer chip. When the body moves, the center of gravity in the movement will change constantly to achieve balance. Forward, backward, turning and braking are all controlled by your body.

Even before its listing, Segway was expected to be an epoch-making great idea, which could change the mode of human transportation, but in fact, Segway did not attract consumers' attention as expected a few years later. The difficulties in Segway promotion mainly focus on prices and regulations.

At present, Segway's quotation abroad is usually around 30,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan. The price announced by a Segway agent in Beijing shows that it costs at least 80,000 yuan to buy a Segway. If it is rented by an individual, the daily rent is as high as 6,000 yuan. "You can buy a car!" Some passers-by felt sorry after hearing the price.

Is Segway safe or not? Does China allow Segway to go on the road?

Since the advent of Segway, there have been different voices, and this kind of car has different views on whether pedestrians on the roadside are safe or not. First of all, because Segway has no brakes, it is easy to endanger the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Secondly, a new product like Segway has never existed in highway laws and regulations in the past, and different regions have different understandings of which level of transportation should be classified, which has also become an important reason for some countries to impose various restrictions on it.

Although Segway was originally developed in the hope that its terrain-free characteristics could extend the use of power-assisted vehicles to places where traditional power vehicles can't reach, such as sidewalks and stairs, in fact, many countries have restricted this use through laws. The road traffic management department of New South Wales, Australia prohibits it from driving on roads and sidewalks, and Sweden also prohibits it from driving on roads and sidewalks. Britain, Denmark, Germany, Italy and Switzerland have also introduced various conditions to restrict driving. Now only the vast majority of States in the United States allow it to go on the road openly. There is no clear rule whether Segway can't go on the road in China. The only thing that is certain is that Segway is a non-motor vehicle, and you can drive in a non-motor vehicle way.

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