[sustran] Micro Motors on Electric Bicycles

[Gerry Hawkes]

Dear Geoff,

I have been thinking much along the lines you suggest concerning the
introduction of clean micro motors to assist uphill cycling on safe,
efficient surfaces.  Please see http://www.biketrack.com/visions.htm for
more information.

We are taking our first steps toward this vision with the introduction of
our EcoTrack modular bicycle path system.  Please see
http://www.biketrack.com/bikepath.htm

I think the EcoTrack systems can work quite nicely as precursors to and
feeder systems for Milnor Senior's Transglide 2000 air assisted bikeways for
mass transportation in urban areas.

Best regards,

Gerry Hawkes
Bike Track, Inc.
Woodstock, Vermont

www.biketrack.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Institute for Global Futures Research (IGFR) <igfr at igfr.org>
To: sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Date: Monday, April 03, 2000 8:58 AM
Subject: [sustran] Re: Reducing number of cars on the road


>Milnor H. Senior, III responded (thankyou)
>
>>     Light weight vehicles which can travel at high speeds already exist.
>They
>>are called bicycles and they are the most efficient form of transportation
>>known.  What is holding back the transportation potential of bicycles is
>the lack
>>of bicycle specific infrastructure.
>
>After pedestrian-based urban re-development, one might expect the cycling
>to be the next layer of transport infrastructure, (followed by public
>transit,
>essential motor vehicle services and good delivery - with private motor
>vehicle now the least necessary).
>
>I wonder if anyone has any solid statistics on injury and death from
>bicycle accidents (eg per million kms), both for those involving motor
>vehicles
>and those where motor vehicles were not involved, as well as a comparison
>with motor vehicle accidents (per million kms).
>
>As bicycle intensity rises, non-motor vehicle bicycle accidents would also
>presumably rise.  Bicycle-motor vehicle accidents would also rise
>depending on the degree of shared roadway, bicycle lanes or completely
>separate bicycle paths.
>
>It seems to me that micro-motors to assist uphill cycling, bicycle
trailers,
>and tricycles could be developed much more to make cycling attractive
>to a broader cross-section of the community.
>
>Geoff Holland.
>