Public safety has been enhanced with the use of Segway PTs by eUPDATEncy and first-response services since their release in 2002. Here in New Zealand, Auckland's St John have operated a fleet of two Segway PTs since 2005, and all around NZ Segway PTs have become an effective tool for security guards at events, shopping malls, factories and universities.Police in Taupo have been operating two PTs in public safety roles for more than a year, and more will doubtless be deployed in the future. Officers and guards on Segway PTs have proven so effective that more than 12,000 PTs are now on patrol every day at thousands of locations around the world. This week the Red Cross in Vienna, Austria rolled out their first staff on Segway PTs: