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Chinese S.W.A.T. team rides Segways into the line of fire

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Whoa_Segways_to_Fight_Terrorism_in_China'; A counter-terrorist exercise known as "Taishan 2008," took place yesterday in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. Among other things, the forces used Segways for transportation. As we've reported in the past, the Segway has become an increasingly popular way to travel now that gas prices have risen to record high levels in the United States. We've even seem some police forces using the urban runabouts and capturing criminals with them. Still, nothing we've seen in ... Read more →

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