Jonathan Gleich

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Jonathan Gleich in 2006

Jonathan Gleich (born October 19, 1958) is a Segway activist who has fought traffic tickets issued as a result of his use of the Segway in his commute to New York City. [1]

Gleich was one of the first Segway enthusiasts in the New York area, logging more than 10,000 miles. [2] Using his Segway to commute to work every day has landed him several moving violations, followed by subsequent appearances in court to defend them. [1] [3]

Gleich won first prize in the Motorized Float division [4] at the 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade appearing as Zoltar (from the film Big ) on his Segway. [5] [6] In 2008 he won third place [7] as a "Segway Pirate." [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Lombardi, Frank (2009-08-18). "Segway Driver Keeps Motoring". Daily News. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  2. ↑ Lipkin, Michael (2008-07-16). "Freedom rider — on a Segway!". The Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  3. ↑ Chung, Jen (2007-05-07). "Segways Still Ride On the Wrong Side of the Law". The Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  4. ↑ Vita, Tricia (July 6, 2009). "Q & A with Zoltar: Coney Island Mermaid Parade's Best Fortunetelling Float!". Amusing the Zillion. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  5. ↑ Ragan, Sean Michael (2009-09-14). "Rolling Zoltar costume based on a Segway". Make Magazine . Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Mark (2009-09-15). "We Didn't Know Zoltar Drove a Segway!". Gizmodo . Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ Correal, Annie (2008-06-22). "Rite of Summer Turns a Little Serious". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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