Salt River Project Meter Readers in Arizona to Do Jobs on Segway Transporters. From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: July 31, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By John Yantis, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jul. 31--Just because the leader of the free world can't stay on one doesn't mean it's not perfect for power company employees.

Beginning next month, three Salt River Project meter readers will give up walking five to eight miles a day in the grueling heat to try the Segway Human Transporter, a two-wheeled, battery-powered scooter that uses a combination of computers, sensors and...