slickdude
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Okay so pertaining to EBikes I have been in dialog with my local state assemblywoman. At first she tried to thrust me back to a state senator for national laws. But the federal laws are essentially guidelines policed by the CPSC and states can append that. Example: Nationally electric bikes are maxed at 750 watts, however in California it is 1000 watts. I had posted links to that in another topic.
Here is what I need. She said to author a legislative proposal for electric bikes and submit it by the end of the year, so for those who know how to author such a thing, I need your help in crafting it.
Simply stated here is what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it.
"Green Fastbike Proposal"
Would remove the maximum electric motor size and electric bike can go and would remove the top speed limit on such vehicle. This permits the usage of an electric bicycle at speeds higher than 20 mph or the posted street limit. In essence if there is a 45mph speed limit and you have say a 5000 watt 96 volt bicycle that can travel that fast, then you are not criminalized for it.
The reasoning for this proposal is that a national and state call exists for the usage of green energy products especially in the transportation sections. Electric bicycles produce zero emissions, take less width and weight upon the roads, relieve traffic and by using battery power over pedaling power also reduce the carbon footprint as well. All positives. What prevents this current technology from being used as serious transportation short-range are the motor size limits and the highest legal speed of 20mph. These two factors relegate electric bikes to a hobby status.
In addition the proposal also recognizes that a polycarbon or lightweight frame pedal cyclist 33 speed bicycle can achieve 40 plus mph easily and even approach 50 mph, thus at zero emissions the electric bicycle has the advantage of being better for the environment. A bit crude, but it does have a fact there that pulls green support.
Bicycle paths: Unless a bicycle path is adjacent to a road it is illegal to have any motorized bicycles on a bicycle path. This also needs to be changed as the real issue here is speed, not how you get to it. A cyclist pedaling at 20 mph does the same damage to a pedestrian, animal or other cyclist during a collision as a twist or thumb throttle. So speed on bike paths is really what needs to be appended. A cyclist regardless of how the bicycle is powered whether by human, thumb throttle or twist throttle should be regulated by a posted sign speed limit, not by the type of power.
This is what I propose. It changes things to decriminalize ebike usage and promote it as more than a hobby. If anyone can help in this and the format of a California legislative proposal I can get to this state assemblywoman before the year is up, it could be brought to the state floor. Thanks for taking your time to read this.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7832101_write-legislative-proposal.html
Here is what I need. She said to author a legislative proposal for electric bikes and submit it by the end of the year, so for those who know how to author such a thing, I need your help in crafting it.
Simply stated here is what I wanted to do and why I wanted to do it.
"Green Fastbike Proposal"
Would remove the maximum electric motor size and electric bike can go and would remove the top speed limit on such vehicle. This permits the usage of an electric bicycle at speeds higher than 20 mph or the posted street limit. In essence if there is a 45mph speed limit and you have say a 5000 watt 96 volt bicycle that can travel that fast, then you are not criminalized for it.
The reasoning for this proposal is that a national and state call exists for the usage of green energy products especially in the transportation sections. Electric bicycles produce zero emissions, take less width and weight upon the roads, relieve traffic and by using battery power over pedaling power also reduce the carbon footprint as well. All positives. What prevents this current technology from being used as serious transportation short-range are the motor size limits and the highest legal speed of 20mph. These two factors relegate electric bikes to a hobby status.
In addition the proposal also recognizes that a polycarbon or lightweight frame pedal cyclist 33 speed bicycle can achieve 40 plus mph easily and even approach 50 mph, thus at zero emissions the electric bicycle has the advantage of being better for the environment. A bit crude, but it does have a fact there that pulls green support.
Bicycle paths: Unless a bicycle path is adjacent to a road it is illegal to have any motorized bicycles on a bicycle path. This also needs to be changed as the real issue here is speed, not how you get to it. A cyclist pedaling at 20 mph does the same damage to a pedestrian, animal or other cyclist during a collision as a twist or thumb throttle. So speed on bike paths is really what needs to be appended. A cyclist regardless of how the bicycle is powered whether by human, thumb throttle or twist throttle should be regulated by a posted sign speed limit, not by the type of power.
This is what I propose. It changes things to decriminalize ebike usage and promote it as more than a hobby. If anyone can help in this and the format of a California legislative proposal I can get to this state assemblywoman before the year is up, it could be brought to the state floor. Thanks for taking your time to read this.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7832101_write-legislative-proposal.html
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