The owner of Segway dies.... on a segway

99BlackHatch · Post by **99BlackHatch** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:33 pm

So, the owner of Segway drove off a cliff!?!? Now that's what I call extreme base jumping!

A British businessman who last year bought the company that makes the Segway scooter fell to his death off a cliff in northern England, apparently while riding one of the vehicles on his estate.

Local media reports said he was believed to have lost control of his scooter Sunday on a wooded path that runs close to a 30-foot drop to the river.

Heselden bought the New Hampshire-based Segway company in December. The former coal miner made his fortune after losing his job in the widespread mine closures of the mid-1980s. Using his expertise in coal-mining blast methods, he formed a company, Hesco Bastion, which manufactures protective barriers…

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:35 pm

You know I feel bad but i laughed when I read that....

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:54 pm

99BlackHatch;245735 wrote:So, the segway inventor drove off a cliff!?!? Now that's what I call extreme base jumping!

He didn't invent it. Just bought it

99BlackHatch · Post by **99BlackHatch** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:54 pm

Correct, I forgot to edit that part. But the title of the thread was correct at least. lol

and to clarify as well...

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:25 pm

Sucks to be him. Should have bought golf carts.

aGUNS · Post by **aGUNS** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:38 pm

Phate;245743 wrote:Sucks to be him. Should have bought golf carts.

No kidding

granturismonut · Post by **granturismonut** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 4:43 pm

Segway scooter owner fell to his death off a cliff in northern England, apparently while riding one of the vehicles on his estate.

also founded Hesco Bastion, which manufactures protective barriers…

So he owns a 2 companies, killed by one by not using the other