[Peakoil-website-changes] [DokuWiki] page changed: light-weight_vehicles

[peakoil at act-peakoil.org]

A page in your DokuWiki was added or changed. Here are the details:

Date        : 2006/08/03 18:53
Browser     : Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.6) Gecko/20060728 Firefox/1.5.0.6
IP-Address  : 203.28.159.167
Hostname    : proxy5-14.adl2.internode.on.net
Old Revision: http://act-peakoil.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=light-weight_vehicles&rev=1154595164
New Revision: http://act-peakoil.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=light-weight_vehicles
Edit Summary: 
User        : 

@@ -3,48 +3,5 @@
  
- There are many variations on this, including bikes with electricmnbmbnmb motors to assist.
- Electric bikes make it possible to economically travel longer distances faster than on a normal bicycle.
- 
- For examples, see [[http://www.dlmenergy.com|DLM Energy]]
- 
- Thejjhjmbnmbmnb downside to electric bikes would be greenhouse gas emissions from the generation of electricity to power the bike, and pedestrian safety in the vicinity of high-speed bicycles.
- 
- Vehicle registration laws currently do not encourage the use of electric bikes.
- 
- Vehicle registration laws currently define bicycle as
- 
- ''bicycle means a vehicle with 1 or more wheels that is built to be
- propelled by human power through a belt, chain or gears (whether or not
- it has an auxiliary motor), and:
- 
- 
- (a) includes a pedicab, penny-farthing, scooter, tricycle and
- unicycle; but
- 
- 
- (b) does not include a wheelchair, wheeled recreational device,
- wheeled toy, or any vehicle with an auxiliary motor capable of
- generating a power output over 200 watts (whether or not the
- motor is operating).
- 
- 
- Note Vehicle is defined in rule 15, and wheelchair, wheeled recreational device
- and wheeled toy are defined in this dictionary.''
- 
- See the [[http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/downloads/roadraustr_dl1.html?rrlid=21|Australian Road Rules]] dictionary.
- 
- Bicycles with motors greater than 200 Watts must therefore be registered. Registration fees for such vehicles include an additional component which is not paid for in car registration. This is because car users pay for road maintenance through petrol tax. But powered bikes do not need petrol, so the charge is imposed up front when the bike is registered.
- 
- The road maintence cost of a 700 Watt electric powered bike would be minimal. Such a charge acts as a disincentive to use electric bikes.
- 
- There are concerns about having 700 Watt vehicles on footpaths, driving near pedestrians. However, given that electric bikes are often hard to distinguish from normal bikes it would be better to not force such vehicles "underground". Othere ways to manage such vehicles could include:
-   * Special markings to indicate their power and speed.
-   * They are to be used on designated bike paths and roads only.
-   * Their registration costs take account of their environmental and social benefits.
-   * Public awareness of electric bikes and their benefits.
- 
- Better regulation of electric bikes would also provide certainty for the establishment of businesses selling and servicing electric bikes.
- 
- See also [[http://www.currietech.com.au/PDF/Power%20assister%20bikes%20monash%20final%20report.pdf|ENCOURAGING E-BIKE
+ Theretech.com.au/PDF/Power%20assister%20bikes%20monash%20final%20report.pdf|ENCOURAGING E-BIKE
  USE : THE NEED FOR
  REGULATORY REFORM]]
  



-- 
This mail was generated by DokuWiki at
http://act-peakoil.org/dokuwiki/