Newtimer Report: 11-3-2012

EW 36 Electrical Characteristics as an eBike Now that I have put 1000 miles on my machine, I am in a position to describe the electrical performance of the EW-36. Initial charge time to fill an empty battery using a 5 amp charger takes 4 hours. This yields a total potential of 1 kilowatt hour of travel energy. Setting cruise control for 15 mph (22 Kph that is 50% faster than a typical bicycle) and inflating tires to 50 PSI, I have a 4 hour running time; meaning theoretical max range is 60 miles. Obviously stopping and starting, along with hill climbing, shortens the figure. This breaks down the fuel consumption to 5 amp hours typically. Interestingly the 5 amp charger is on the same time base, so if I drive an hour, I can reset a full charge in slightly over an hour. This converts to little Red Ridding Hood driving 2 hours to deliver cookies to grandma (30 miles away), having to spend 1.5 hours at least for her visit, while her ebike fully recharges for her trip home. This can be a very relaxing pleasant trip without concern for running out of gas, i.e. if there is no hungry wolf about wanting to steal her cookies. Yes this is a different life style that us bikers enjoy, and it is not for everyone. Unfortunately government is forcing it onto the public via warfare and fund mismanagement; and it is time for 'we the people' to evaluate the system, and become educated, prior losing choice in the matter; for survival. Some folk think I am anti government, and that is false. We have a Constitution in place that is no longer credible through the abuse of power. Being in phase with this Constitution, if government becomes Anarchistic (as it is currently), then through democracy, the Anarchism should be uniform throughout the Republic i.e. similar to the Old West. Armed citizens would become normality, making government hesitant on disrupting individuals with their continuous false claims, and creation of color of law. Basically I am a law biding citizen that refuses to be bullied into unlawful conduct. We have prisons filled with inmates where officers lied for a conviction, so as to move up with promotions. When we replace excellence of service, with financial rewards, this is always the result! Whatever system the public chooses, it should be uniform - without exceptions. Adherence to Constitutional law and civil (common) law without equity jurisdiction, and without excuses, is the conservatism our founding fathers fought and died for, and not the ridiculous deliverance of corporate America onto foreign powers and ideology via acts of royalty. Getting back to the fact that I am comparing a 76 year old Senior Citizen, now using an electric hybrid scooter (with 16 inch motor bike tires) to when I was a 50 year old athlete still riding centuries with the Lewisville Blue Bonnet Racers, I find I am able to do the same tasks while under superior control due to the permanent training wheels of a tricycle configuration, and its extra coupling to the the road surface (along without any taxing physical exertion) making this philosophy an ideal one for senior citizens seeking mobility to shop, visit locally, seek entertainment, etc. . Especially if they are afflicted with the illnesses accompanying aging. In fact; I cherish the idea of taking incompetent, and uncompetitive octogenarians, driving SUVs on the street who have a horrible amount of violent accidents recorded, and have them drive more harmless scooters for public safety. Felons that have no driver's license should seek NEV, scooter and bike transportation rather then be forced into committing new crimes, and new punishment (at tax payer expense). Logically the felons would be contained and be able to seek local employment, without excuses. [BTW: For experience with 16 inch tires I used a 4 speed Dahon folding bike on a couple of non competitive centuries - that were on the slow side, but the little bike proved very functional.] I do not think of velocity any more (with 18 mph a peak legal speed for NEVs) and find

comfort in using 'transit time' as my concern for traveling. It takes me 7 minutes to scramble 2.25 miles to the Senior Center with my scooter's cruise control set at 15 mph (21 kph). And that happens to be 50% faster then a typical bicycle (ave) - that is as safe as a policeman's bicycle needs to be. Whereas; it takes my wife 7.5 minutes with her car travel, and parking complications that just exist for her. It cost her 60 cents for the round trip, and me about 1 penny. [I like cheap] Lawsuit involvement:

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After viewing the facts on my Citation for riding a skateboard, roller skates, and etc. on the street, while riding my only transportation vehicle in precinct #3, I have come to the conclusion that there is more involved than a single officer issuing two ridiculous citations (to create a felony). The vehicle I drive is a hybrid mobility scooter with 16 inch tires that is DOT recognized as a legal bicycle. When I filed my cross complaint about the trivial aspect of the crime, I had openly bragged about filing a lawsuit against the municipality to folks in the Carrollton Senior Center. Legally speaking the act of a cross complaint is as feeble a lawsuit as the citation is misapplied, however doing research with my number one profiler, the story of intrigue unfolds with spies feeding Leonard (the city manager) of my BS, thus isolating himself from my attempted appointments. Overpowerment is a characteristic of fascism, and in my case of the expansion of criminality where the jack boots of authority are now marching; the same as occurred in Waco TX where the murder of one of my legal instructors occurred. Steve Snider, attorney for David Koresh. Now, why is this kind of force applied onto my case: I became a dealer for scooters to have a job opportunity available for my son in law to maintain scooters in a father/son shop. I had attempted to form a company to build similar scooters in Carrollton, to yield job opportunities that would be available to ex-prison inmates, the same as my history ethics of hiring for my Corporation of Tone Right, to teach electronic skills to the unprivileged. I then attempted to do a lecture on bicycle safety for the Seniors before I could set up a business, with over 40 folks signed up for the adventure, only to find 7 appearing, obviously due to SC management pressures and fear that they generated. Senior center Management was fearful of more then 10 machines existing within the building that honestly would take about 3 years, and the sale of 500 scooters for that to occur. [Math provided by Dr. Alvin C Sugar] Obviously this is the pressure that initiated one valiant police officer to step forward and do what he was ordered to, in spite of the rest of the force turning their back on this stupidity. My filing a cross complaint then excited the DA to request the second citation to legally felon-ize me. (This is supposition, but is very logical for situation i.e. considering the DA converted the cross complaint into a full blown law suit, with recording secretary, with the hopes of performing his art of acting routine in front of a jury. I defeated this attempt by requesting trial by Judge; in spite of consulting attorneys recommending the jury. [It would be impossible to find peers in a brainwashed society where the majority believe bikes should not be used for transportation. It is believed that roads are for SUV s and not for free indigenous folk to survive.] Obviously, City management is terrified of all the new pressures applied currently by DOT on updating all streets and sidewalks for pedestrian, and bike travel, so that the problems of NYC going scooters, will not happen in Texas. I am now just a pawn to vent frustrations! The court date is November 12 at 1 PM with both the city attorney, and attorney magistrate (that both are surprisingly ignorant of civil law), VS a educated engineer that studied Constitutional

law, has been involved with a bit more than a half dozen actions (with about a 60% win loss ratio), that is crippled with geriatric problems, but has faith in the philosophy of the Rabbi, Jesus Christ. TxDOT releases new guidelines stressing inclusion of walking and biking BikeTexas is excited to announce that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a new guidance memo affirming the importance of building roads to include space for people to walk and ride bicycles. Released on March 23, 2011, by John A. Barton, P.E., to all TxDOT District Engineers, this guidance shows that TxDOT is committed to a policy in line with the Complete Streets Bill (HB 1105 / SB 513) currently making its way through the Texas legislature. Entitled "Guidelines Emphasizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Accommodations", the memo states:

"TxDOT is committed to proactively plan, design and construct facilities to safely accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. It is critical that bicycle and pedestrian accommodations be considered and discussed as the need and purpose of a project is defined during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, taking into consideration existing and anticipated bicycle and pedestrian facility systems and needs."
News / Blog Community News TxDOT Responds to BikeTexas Seal Coat Letter!

TxDOT Responds to BikeTexas Seal Coat Letter!

In mid-May, at the height of the most hectic part of the Texas legislative session, BikeTexas staff were very pleased to receive a letter from Mr. John Barton, P.E., Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) Director of Engineering Operations. Mr. Barton announced that TxDOT is now seeking to accommodate cyclists through better practices in the application of seal coat (TxDOT's term for what most cyclists call "chip seal") on Texas highways. As many of you have personally experienced, the aggregate used in seal coat can be a hazard to cyclists when it accumulates on shoulders and in bike lanes. To address this, Mr. Barton's main recommendation to TxDOT district engineers was to use smaller aggregate, and to sweep the excess off the road in a timely manner. Mr. Barton also encouraged the TxDOT Districts to work with cyclists to identify the safest routes in the district, plan specific bike corridors, provide signage and create bicycle route maps for the TxDOT website. Mr. Barton's cover letter to BikeTexas and his April 13, 2009 memo to TxDOT District Engineers, "Accommodating Bicycles in Seal Coat Construction," can be viewed here. The 2008 inquiry on seal coat practices by BikeTexas and Mr. Barton's immediate response then can be viewed here. How soon and how much will it take for the TxDOT memo to translate into improvements for cyclists? This is guidance for best practices, not a regulatory mandate. Nonetheless, guidance does go far in many highly regulatory and technical environments. Many cyclists are well aware that AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) recommendations as guidance amount to de facto standards for roadway construction. Texas cyclists have of course been communicating with TxDOT state and district engineers on a regular basis long before this exchange of letters. BikeTexas views this as the next step in getting

mainstream acceptance of cyclists in Texas as a legal and normal on-road vehicle operator. We see this guidance as a great tool to further this acceptance not only at the state and district level, but at the regional (Metropolitan Planning Organization or MPO), county and municipal level. BikeTexas offers its sincere thanks to Mr. Barton, TxDOT Statewide Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator Paul Douglas and others at TxDOT who worked to produce this end product while they also managed TxDOT affairs during a very busy legislative session, including TxDOT Sunset Review. We look forward to continued collaboration with TxDOT on the issues outlined in this memo as BikeTexas and Texas Cyclists continue to work with TxDOT and other public officials.