Disabled Segway Rider Banned from DC Metro
May 9th, 2003
The local NBC station is reporting that a disabled woman who uses her Segway as a mobility device was initially prevent from riding the Metro this morning. Eventually Metro let her on the train, but only with a police escort. As Arlington County, VA, is the only municipality in the DC area that does not have local regulations prohibiting Segways on the Metro, the woman could be subject to arrest if she rides Metro outside of Arlington County.
Metro allows electric wheelchairs, but since Segway is not classified as a mobility device, it is a disallowed electric vehicle.