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HAVE WE not read, seen and heard enough about the pernicious Segway motorized scooter already without your front-page spread touting it ["Sarasota by Segway," Jan. 11 ]? The folks in your photo all appear healthy enough to walk or ride a bike, so why do they need a high-priced, high-tech excuse to not walk, exercise, ride a bike or take public transit? Two people cannot hold a conversation while on Segways without going side by side and becoming even more dangerous.

Adding Segways to our sidewalks and communities is bad for a variety of reasons, but putting them on sidewalks and paths threatens walkers. Please write about travel and touring by walking and leave

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