shackbleep 0 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall The millionaire owner of the UK Segway company has died after apparently riding one of his company's motorised scooters off cliffs and into a river. Jimi Heselden, 62, crashed into the River Wharfe while riding the vehicle round his estate in Thorp Arch, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The scooter was found in the water. Mr Heselden, who founded Leeds-based company Hesco Bastion, acquired the Segway operation in 2010. A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed Mr Heselden's identity. She said: "Police were called at 1140 yesterday to reports of a man in the River Wharfe, apparently having fallen from the cliffs above." She said a "Segway type" vehicle had been recovered. Mr Heselden had worked as a miner before losing his job in a wave of redundancies in the 1980s. His engineering business went from strength-to-strength and he was estimated to be worth £205m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11416654 I'm not laughing but I can't help seeing the irony in this.... Wasn't this the scooter thing that Hammond was racing around the Top Gear studio last series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11569 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall The millionaire owner of the UK Segway company has died after apparently riding one of his company's motorised scooters off cliffs and into a river. Jimi Heselden, 62, crashed into the River Wharfe while riding the vehicle round his estate in Thorp Arch, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire, on Sunday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The scooter was found in the water. Mr Heselden, who founded Leeds-based company Hesco Bastion, acquired the Segway operation in 2010. A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police confirmed Mr Heselden's identity. She said: "Police were called at 1140 yesterday to reports of a man in the River Wharfe, apparently having fallen from the cliffs above." She said a "Segway type" vehicle had been recovered. Mr Heselden had worked as a miner before losing his job in a wave of redundancies in the 1980s. His engineering business went from strength-to-strength and he was estimated to be worth £205m. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11416654 I'm not laughing but I can't help seeing the irony in this.... Wasn't this the scooter thing that Hammond was racing around the Top Gear studio last series? Sorry, but I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 Fuck it, I am then too... am waiting for someone to suggest we're being insensitive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 He went overboard on this one imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 He went overboard on this one imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 What a wheely unpleasant way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11569 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43099 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Segway to Heaven FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 wtf, mine was comedy genius, his was shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooner 243 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 wtf, mine was comedy genius, his was shit just because you don't get it doesn't mean its shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 wtf, mine was comedy genius, his was shit just because you don't get it doesn't mean its shit. the song stairway to heaven. fucking prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43099 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 wtf, mine was comedy genius, his was shit just because you don't get it doesn't mean its shit. the song stairway to heaven. fucking prick. Aye, but Sonatine's was the cover version by Axle Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 only used one once and I thought it was great fun - and you bring a smile on the faces of the onlookers who think "there goes a real twerp" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 only used one once and I thought it was great fun - and you bring a smile on the faces of the onlookers who think "there goes a real twerp" You don't need a Segway to induce that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Segway to Heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Segwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43099 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 only used one once and I thought it was great fun - and you bring a smile on the faces of the onlookers who think "there goes a real twerp" You don't need a Segway to induce that. was hoping for something just a leetle more amusing TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Try driving it off a cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 only used one once and I thought it was great fun - and you bring a smile on the faces of the onlookers who think "there goes a real twerp" You don't need a Segway to induce that. was hoping for something just a leetle more amusing TBH Why waste a useful characteristic such as humour on you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 only used one once and I thought it was great fun - and you bring a smile on the faces of the onlookers who think "there goes a real twerp" You don't need a Segway to induce that. was hoping for something just a leetle more amusing TBH Why waste a useful characteristic such as humour on you? They asked "why waste a condom?" on you, bet you they're regretting that now. Let the man hear the humour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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