Personal Transportation

The other day I took a walk during a break from work.  Almost immediately, I witnessed a group of people on Segways cruising down Western Blvd next to a horse pasture.  None of these people looked to be having much fun...in fact, not one of them was smiling.  Then again, they were riding Segways, which to me seem like rascal scooters for people who don't want to look lazy, but still are in fact lazy.  I assumed they were on a tour of Corvallis.  Given that this is what they were looking at, I'm not surprised that they weren't having fun:
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So I'm trying to think of how you get to point where you want to pay $40 - $50 to putz around town on a tour on a Segway, or ever set foot on one.  Like I said, it's basically like the motorized carts people use at the Supermarket, only you're standing up.  And if you're healthy enough to stand up for long periods of time, you're probably healthy enough to walk.  And if you're riding a Segway when you're healthy enough to walk, you probably won't be healthy enough to walk for very long, at which point you're going to find yourself in the motorized scooter you were so keen on avoiding in the first place.  Also, did you know that your basic Segway costs north of $6,000?  I'd like to show you some other things you could buy for $6,000:

• Ever been to Rome?  Well for about $3,400 - you can fly there, leaving you $2,600 for hotel, food, and entertainment while you're there. 
• Big football fan?  You can get four season tickets in the club level at Oregon State. 
• Like TV?  You could get two of these AND two of these to go with them.
• You could stay in a Penthouse Suite at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for about ten days.
• If you're looking for another mode of transportation, and you obviously don't care if you look like an idiot, you can buy this instead, and then you don't have to wear a helmet!

Point is, there's a lot of things that make more sense to buy than a Segway.  Maybe these things are more popular in other parts of the country or something, but I just don't see the allure.  To me, it's like parasailing - sure it looks kinda cool, but once you're up there, it's completely silent and you can see for miles and miles, so literally the scenery never changes.  It's honestly a little boring.  I'm trying to keep an open mind about this though, so if you've ever Segwayed, I'd like to hear what the appeal is.