Electric Scooter Redux

So I was reminded by someone to check out the earlier failed electric scooter Segway predecessors, especially Clive Sinclair’s C5. I actually saw one of these joyless little machines once, buzzing along the road beside me at a brisk walking pace, and was out of my mind with joy. But I was only 13: young, dumb, and full of come… and easily excitable. What’s their excuse?