{"id":4157,"date":"2009-02-18T10:01:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2009-02-18T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T16:01:22","slug":"segway-not-welcome-at-eco-development-even-if-you-have-a-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/segway-not-welcome-at-eco-development-even-if-you-have-a-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Segway Not Welcome at Eco-Development&#8230; Even if You Have a Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/02\/richard-de-losada-on-segway.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/>A Segway may seem a little tame for a professional slalom skateboarder, but for 2003 Slalom-Cross world champion Richard de Losada, his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.segway.com\/index.php\">Segway<\/a> has become the transportation mode of choice for short errands and trips to the beach (as well as playing Segway polo).<\/h4>\n<p>A resident of eco-community and tourist destination <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsra.org\/index.php\">the Sea Ranch<\/a> in Northern California, de Losada certainly thought his Segway was the perfect choice for the green lifestyle promoted by the community.<\/p>\n<p>He found out differently on Feb 24, 2007, when the Sea Ranch Association gave him a ticket for a covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&amp;R) violation for riding his Segway.<\/p>\n<p>Richard, who had moved his family of five kids to the community for the &#8220;good clean environment,&#8221; limited his Segway use, even though the community&#8217;s CC&amp;R didn&#8217;t specifically mention such vehicles.\u00a0 He didn&#8217;t ride it around the community, but continued to use the Segway for other trips. &#8220;I could ride 4-5 miles on 10-20 cents of energy,&#8221; said Losada, &#8220;so it seemed like a no-brainer. But I observed the rules at the Sea Ranch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Richard&#8217;s run-ins with the community association probably would have ended there.\u00a0 But, on April 18, 2008, he was involved in a work accident: a tire blew out on a riding lawn mower he was operating, the machine <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/02\/richard-de-losada-riding-mower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4193\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2009\/02\/richard-de-losada-riding-mower.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>rolled over, and Richard was left with a broken nose, hairline fractures in his ribs and skull, and dislocation of both hips. &#8220;The weight of the machine almost broke my back, so I guess I came out of it lucky,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The accident left Richard not only unable to work, but also with very limited mobility. Suddenly, the Segway wasn&#8217;t just a greener choice for transportation: according to Richard, it became his &#8220;magic carpet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sea Ranch Association didn&#8217;t see it that way, though. Despite his disability, Richard was again ticketed for riding his Segway in the community on January 15, 2009.\u00a0 This time, the citation was more specific: two-wheeled electric vehicles are not allowed in this &#8220;green&#8221; community.<\/p>\n<p>I did reach out to the Sea Ranch Association for comment, but received no response. The CC&amp;Rs for the community are available online: while I found no reference specifically to &#8220;two-wheeled electric vehicles,&#8221; the document does clearly state that the Association can make rules concerning &#8220;the type or types of vehicles other than conventionally equipped passenger automobiles which may be permitted to use the roads&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tsra.org\/news.php?viewStory=89#Article_V\">Article V<\/a>). I&#8217;d still be happy to talk to a representative of the Association&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Richard&#8217;s issue isn&#8217;t with the Association&#8217;s right to make rules, though: rather, he&#8217;s concerned with the rules themselves. &#8220;This is a community that promotes itself as green,&#8221; he told me. &#8220;Why would they ban the use of a vehicle that&#8217;s also green?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s a good question&#8230;<\/strong> especially when that vehicle is also being used as transportation for someone with mobility issues. I&#8217;d be really interested to hear what others of you have to say about this issue.\u00a0 Are these kinds of limitations common in such communities (green or not)? If so, why&#8230; I still can&#8217;t wrap my head around the idea of banning Segway use period. They seem no more offensive than bicycles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Images<\/strong> courtesy of Richard de Losada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Segway may seem a little tame for a professional slalom skateboarder, but for 2003 Slalom-Cross world champion Richard de Losada, his Segway has become the transportation mode of choice&nbsp;[ &hellip; ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":17594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,7],"tags":[370,2584,2585,2586,2587,2588],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Segway Not Welcome at Eco-Development... 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