Basic Rider Optimization Training for the Segway
HT
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Instructor Guide and Participant Workbook
Rev 3.5i - January 2004
© Segway LLC 2002
P/N 1707100001aa
Session Information
Who.
Entire group
What.
Introduce the course, set expectations, and get participants comfortable
Where.
Classroom
Method.
Icebreaker and interactive lecture
Timing
Program goals, agenda, etiquette and rider responsibility
10 min
Group Introductions, Summary and Transition
5 min
Total Time
15 min
Introduction
A strong entry is imperative – Ride in on the Segway HT. Know how you will introduce yourself and
the course before you begin speaking.
Say:
Welcome to Basic Rider Optimization Training!
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Introduce yourself.
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Provide background facts that prove your credibility.
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Paraphrase the introduction to Segway from the paragraphs below.
Provide/explain the following information:
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Restrooms, coffee, phones, breaks
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Request that cell phones be turned off
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Beginning/ending times- confirm all will be present
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Request that they sign the sign-in form
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They should have their own helmets
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Have them put their names in their Participant Workbooks
Suggestion:
Create a flip chart page with the title: “It’s OK To…ask questions, get to know your
classmates, have fun, drive carefully and responsibly, use the restroom, etc.
Segway LLC is a Manchester, NH based business founded by renowned inventor and entrepreneur
Dean Kamen to provide a solution to short-distance travel. The company has created the Segway™
Human Transporter (HT), the first self-balancing, electric-powered transporter designed to enhance
the productivity of people by increasing the distance they can travel and the amount they can carry.
Kamen’s first big breakthroughs were in the medical field; he was still in college when his brother who
is a physician complained that there was no way to easily dispense intravenous drugs to outpatients.
The result was Kamen’s portable insulin pump. Dean’s list of inventions also includes a heart stent
that keeps blood vessels open (Dick Cheney is a satisfied customer), and a shoebox-size dialysis
machine that liberates kidney patients from constant hospital visits. Then came the IBOT
TM
, a
sophisticated mobility aid for the physically challenged designed to climb stairs and traverse uneven
terrain. The IBOT’s amazing ability to move—and stand still—on two wheels while maintaining
balance led Kamen to create a “human transporter” (please don’t call it a scooter).
(Newsweek, May
27,2002)
The Segway HT is a device that will extend and enhance your capabilities. Like all devices that give
you freedom and independence, use of the Segway HT will be optimized if you have a thorough
understanding of the Segway HT, its capabilities, and limitations. This training course is designed to
give you insight into how the Segway HT operates, what it can and cannot do.
