Start your engines, Segway owners! Assuming Mayor Beutler doesn't have a fear of gyroscopes, Segways will soon be street legal in Lincoln much like bicycles. And there was much rejoicing among approximately 0.0012% of Lincoln's population.
Teasing about the small target audience of this ordinance aside, it seems that communities are going to be faced with more and more questions of "Is this vehicle legal?" in the coming years. Rather than having to go through the City Council and Mayor every time, can we find a simpler way to evaluate the acceptability of new and unique modes of transportation? I haven't thought much about the details, but perhaps it would be nice if there were national standards for some sort of urban testing courses for new vehicles. Vehicles that could meet different criteria could then be treated like pedestrians, bicycles, light vehicles, automobiles, or trucks, as appropriate under local law.
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