Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt at DVinfo.net

John C. Chu · August 31st, 2015, 04:26 PM

This is painful to watch. So embarrassing.

Usain Bolt wins race, is taken down by rogue Segway

Andrew Smith · August 31st, 2015, 05:56 PM

Was I the only one that tracked the fall of the video camera that the guy on the Segway was holding?

Andrew

Gary Huff · August 31st, 2015, 06:54 PM

Clearly Segway drivers should be licensed. He could have killed someone!

Alan Craven · September 1st, 2015, 02:41 AM

The man who invented the Segway, Jim Heselden, was actually killed in an accident on one.

He went over a cliff into the River Wharfe in Yorkshire. How and why has never been fully explained, but the theory was that he was taking avoiding action near a dog-walker and mis-judged his manoeuvre.

Mervyn Jack · September 1st, 2015, 04:58 AM

According to Wikipedia Jim Heselden made his money elsewhere and bought Segway, he didn't invent it.
Interesting story though.

Alan Craven · September 1st, 2015, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mervyn Jack

According to Wikipedia Jim Heselden made his money elsewhere and bought Segway, he didn't invent it.
Interesting story though.

You are quite correct! A bit too much local pride from me here, I think. He was a local lad made good, and the legend just grew. I never checked beyond what the local newspaper said.

He actually invented something far more useful - the HESCO Bastion used to re-inforce river banks, etc., and also used in Afghanistan as defensive walls. These are steel wire cages filled with boulders.

Gary Huff · September 1st, 2015, 06:02 AM

These Segways sound like death traps. Should be banned altogether.

Jack Zhang · September 1st, 2015, 06:11 AM

This is China we are dealing with. No Steadicam arm, just a string based stabilizer cause cost efficiencies are key for them. (Yes, this was an event in Beijing)

The qualifications likely are only towards the camera side. The Segway side probably had to have been learned on site the day of. You sometimes have to cut corners to make it happen.

If you flew in cam ops, that's a whole different story, but likely these are locals that had camera experience but no segway experience.

Christopher Young · September 1st, 2015, 08:27 AM

Modified Segways, cut down to knee control, with Steadicams are used every week on the NRL football shoots down here. An average video and the wrong aspect but it gives you the idea:

But things do go wrong sometimes, like on the cricket :))

Chris Young
CYV Productions
Sydney

Steven Davis · September 1st, 2015, 10:07 AM

I also tracked the camera man who fell, and was left behind by the third guy who ran to Bolt........ Poor camera man.

August 31st, 2015, 04:26 PM	#1
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt This is painful to watch. So embarrassing. Usain Bolt wins race, is taken down by rogue Segway

August 31st, 2015, 05:56 PM	#2
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,080	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt Was I the only one that tracked the fall of the video camera that the guy on the Segway was holding? Andrew

August 31st, 2015, 06:54 PM	#3
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt Clearly Segway drivers should be licensed. He could have killed someone!

September 1st, 2015, 02:41 AM	#4
Alan Craven Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: York, England Posts: 518	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt The man who invented the Segway, Jim Heselden, was actually killed in an accident on one. He went over a cliff into the River Wharfe in Yorkshire. How and why has never been fully explained, but the theory was that he was taking avoiding action near a dog-walker and mis-judged his manoeuvre.

September 1st, 2015, 04:58 AM	#5
Mervyn Jack Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Shepparton, Vic, Australia Posts: 78	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt According to Wikipedia Jim Heselden made his money elsewhere and bought Segway, he didn't invent it. Interesting story though.

September 1st, 2015, 06:02 AM	#7
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt These Segways sound like death traps. Should be banned altogether.

September 1st, 2015, 06:11 AM	#8
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt This is China we are dealing with. No Steadicam arm, just a string based stabilizer cause cost efficiencies are key for them. (Yes, this was an event in Beijing) The qualifications likely are only towards the camera side. The Segway side probably had to have been learned on site the day of. You sometimes have to cut corners to make it happen. If you flew in cam ops, that's a whole different story, but likely these are locals that had camera experience but no segway experience.

September 1st, 2015, 08:27 AM	#9
Christopher Young Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,579	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt Modified Segways, cut down to knee control, with Steadicams are used every week on the NRL football shoots down here. An average video and the wrong aspect but it gives you the idea: FloMotion Segway Demo 1 - YouTube But things do go wrong sometimes, like on the cricket :)) Cricket TV Steadicam Blooper - YouTube Chris Young CYV Productions Sydney

September 1st, 2015, 10:07 AM	#10
Steven Davis Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 3,065	Re: Videographer on Segway and Usain Bolt I also tracked the camera man who fell, and was left behind by the third guy who ran to Bolt........ Poor camera man. __________________ What happens if I push the 'Red' button?