I am ready Ray it can slip right into my shed and if not I'll toss
out the bikes wheelbarrow and more. thanks. Lee
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at
07:20:31AM +1100, Ray Boyce wrote:
> Toyota's radical iReal has been described as Apple's vision of a wheelchair
> and could be on sale in Japan within "four to five years", its project
> manager, Makoto Morita, says.
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> With a top speed of 30km/h and the ability to lower its centre of gravity
> and lean into corners, the three-wheeled iReal would cost "between the price
> of a bike and a small car".
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> Honda's U3-X unicycle is just 65 centimetres high and looks like a
> futuristic pogo stick designed by Dyson. In place of a seat, it has a pair
> of pads to support the buttocks.
>
> In common with the Segway and Honda's Asimo robot, which can shake hands,
> walk up stairs and even run, the U3-X has balance technology: the pedal on
> each side not only supports the rider's feet but also monitors changes in
> weight distribution. Lean on one pedal and the unicycle counterbalances and
> steers in that direction.
>
> Honda says: "The compact one-wheel structure of the U3-X puts the rider at
> approximately the same height as when walking and allows motion in every
> direction . without the need to turn the vehicle. Incorporating balance
> technology from the Asimo bipedal humanoid robot, the U3-X maintains an
> upright position by imitating human walking, in which a person tends to step
> into the direction of a fall to retain balance."
>
> Suzuki is taking the personal mobility concept further by introducing a
> zero-emission electric wheelchair.
>
> The Fuel Cell Senior Car uses a methanol mix, carried in a tank under the
> seat, to generate electricity through a fuel cell to power the vehicle's
> electric motor.
>
> Suzuki says the wheelchair has a range of 60 kilometres at an average speed
> of 6km/h.
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"Regardless of the legal speed limit, your Buick must be operated at
speeds faster than 85 MPH (140kph)."
-- 1987 Buick Grand National owners manual.
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