I sometimes see people in wheelchairs on the bike path, which seems to work out OK now. But as bike paths become more crowded with varying users going different speeds, widening heavily used paths, and maybe multiple lanes, may be necessary to avoid accidents and user confusion.
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Larry D. Nelson <[email protected]>wrote: > Another concept is an accommodation for physical disabilities, which we do > now. I know: seems counter productive given the current obesity epidemic > ... > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 16, 2013, at 11:50 AM, William Hauda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Most efforts are now directed at limiting speed and requiring > pedal power. However, it may not be all that simple. Here's an E-bike well > on its way to becoming a car. > > http://www.organictransit.com/ > > Note the FAQs for the claim that this is a bicycle under federal > law. Although the states are not bound by that. > > Something the Wisconsin Nonmotorized Recreation and > Transportation Trails Council will take up. > > Bill Hauda > > > > At 11:09 AM 9/16/2013, Steve Arnold wrote: > >> On 9/16/2013 9:46 AM, Larry D. Nelson wrote: > >>> Great article. With the aging of America's population, I suspect that > >>> the trend to e-bicycles may prove irresistible. > >> > >> It appears to me that the way out of all the confusion is to regulate > by speed, not by power source. Bikes can be allowed on sidewalks (e.g., > kids, accessing parking) if they are limited to walking speeds. Human or > electric powered bikes can be allowed on multi-use paths up to 12 or 15 > mph. Maybe cycletracks, which explicitly exclude peds, could be higher or > even unlimited. Bike lanes should have the same limits as motor vehicles > (so watch your speed in the 25 mph zone downhill on Seminole Hwy north of > the Beltline!). > >> > >> I do think that electric bikes will cause us to consider regulating the > speed of "bikes". > >> > >>> On Sep 16, 2013, at 9:27 AM, "Meiers, Steve" < > [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> > http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/09/coming-battle-over-electric-bicycles/6763/ > >> -- > >> Steve Arnold, Fitchburg Alder, District 4, Seat 7 > >> 2530 Targhee Street, Fitchburg, Wisconsin 53711-5491 > >> Telephone +1 608 278 7700 · Facsimile +1 608 278 7701 > >> [email protected] · http://www.Arnold.US > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Bikies mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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