Jonathan Gleich Explained

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.[3]

In 1979, using an Apple II Plus computer, Gleich co-founded an NYC BBS called Earth News. He expanded it to be the first multi-user (3 user) system running on a Corvus. In 1985, he started ENetwork using a Galacticomm system that supported 16 users simultaneously, and had over 700 active members.[4]

Gleich won first prize in the Motorized Float division[5] at the 2009 Coney Island Mermaid Parade appearing as Zoltar (from the film Big) on his Segway.[6] [7] In 2008 he won third place[8] as a "Segway Pirate."[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Segway Driver Keeps Motoring . Lombardi . Frank . Daily News . 2009-08-18 . 2009-08-18.
  2. News: Freedom rider — on a Segway! . Lipkin . Michael . The Brooklyn Paper . 2008-07-16 . 2008-07-16 .
  3. News: Segways Still Ride On the Wrong Side of the Law . Chung . Jen . The Gothamist . 2007-05-07 . 2009-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070512164812/http://www.gothamist.com/2007/05/07/segways_still_r.php . 2007-05-12 .
  4. 4kkqAAAAMAAJ. A+ Magazine. Ziff-Davis. 4. 15 May 1986. 2009-10-09.
  5. Web site: Q & A with Zoltar: Coney Island Mermaid Parade's Best Fortunetelling Float!. Tricia. Vita. Amusing the Zillion. July 6, 2009. October 9, 2009.
  6. News: Rolling Zoltar costume based on a Segway . Ragan . Sean Michael . . 2009-09-14 . 2009-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090930104443/http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/rolling_zoltar_costume_based_on_a_s.html . 2009-09-30 .
  7. News: We Didn't Know Zoltar Drove a Segway! . Wilson . Mark . . 2009-09-15 . 2009-10-09.
  8. Web site: Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2008 Winners. October 9, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080702040054/http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid_prizes_2008.shtml. July 2, 2008.
  9. News: Rite of Summer Turns a Little Serious . Correal . Annie . New York Times . 2008-06-22 . 2009-10-09.

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