Tag Archives: e-bike

Throttled and doored

Posted on December 27, 2019 by jsallen

Sigh. I stopped motion at 2:54 in this video. The embedded image in the video is speeded up so you can’t get a good look at what it shows, but if you stop at the right place ( around 2;55), … Continue reading →

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NYPD confiscates e-bikes.

Posted on March 24, 2017 by jsallen

This post is in response to an article by New York City reporter Vince Barone about the city’s police department confiscating electrically-assisted bicycles. The article is here. I also sent the comments below to Mr. Barone in an e-mail. Vince … Continue reading →

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Is this an electrically-assisted bicycle?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by jsallen

The photo above is of ELF microcars from the US company Organic Transit. The ELF is marketed as a velocar — an enclosed, pedal-powered vehicle — but in reality, it is an electrically-powered microcar designed to meet the legal definition … Continue reading →

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Categorizing vehicle types

Posted on May 7, 2009 by jsallen

The following categorization of land vehicle and pedestrian types may be helpful in understanding infrastructure issues. I am leaving out snow modes — travel on snowshoes, cross-country skis, or in sleds, sleighs, snowmobiles. They exist in a world unto themselves, … Continue reading →

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