Bush's surprise for Koizumi

[Taro Toporific]

Bush surprises Koizumi with scooter
news.ninemsn.com. Wednesday Nov 16 21:22 AEST
In the latest sign of their friendly ties, US President George W Bush gave Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a surprise gift of a Segway electric scooter on Wednesday....
Bush was riding the vehicle when he met Koizumi outside the Kyoto State Guest House in the ancient Japanese capital....Urged by Bush to give it a whirl, Koizumi took a brief one metre ride, and cried out: "Cho, bery goodo."
...The scooters can be tricky to ride. Bush fell off one two years ago but managed to land on his feet. It is also illegal to ride them on public roads in Japan....more...

[emperor]

Mad Mad accidents: Segways.. Pretzels... if there is a god maybe hes trying to answer a few billion prayer in one go and kill the fucker off ...but if theres a devil it would seem he had Georges back

[Kanchou]

I wonder if Bush realizes there's a cheaper, safer, faster, and more efficient version... it's called the motorcycle.

[gomichild]

Not only illegal to ride them - damn near impossible on Japanese footpaths (if there even is a footpath).