EbikeHawaii
09-08-07, 09:58 AM
Since many think I got ebikes banned in Hawaii (in which I may have for political reasons) by setting a world record of hill climbing a 10,005 ft volcano on a electric bicycle and sugesting a new type public transportation in the islands.
Anyway If ebikes are to ever to be legal again in Hawaii I may find out soon by sending this letter to our Mayor,County Council, State legislatures, and to the Director of the State Department of Transportation. As usual only the test of time tells.
To whom it may concern,
As far as transportation is concerned.Helping in any way to relieve automobile congestion should be considered and NOT be thrown into the trash. A recent change in the "motorized bicycle" and bicycle laws now make electric bicycles illegal in Hawaii. Until I believe 2002 Maui and Hawaii had a great law in place that included a electric bike or motorized bicycle to be registered as a bicycle and included in the definition.Now all of Hawaii and New York are the only places in our nation that electric bikes are illegal.
Most people have probably never heard of electric bikes.With modern technology a 20 lb bicycle can fitted with a 5 lb electric motor along with a 7 lb battery pack in the frame that make up the light weight 32 lb Bike. These electric bicycles can go at bicycle speeds for 20 miles without pedaling or go for 30 miles with pedaling if you want to work up a little sweat for a work out to increase the range. For each additional 7 lb battery just add on another 20 miles of no pedaling range or a range of 25 to 30 miles miles with light to moderate pedaling.
In most countries around the globe millions of electric bikes are sold and used for affordable and efficient transpertation. If you want to see legal Ebikes I made that went up Haleakala when they were legal or see electric bikes for rent or sale in the "Ripcurrent Cyclery" store across the street from Longs Drugs in Kahului (or other underground electric bike dealers in Hawaii. Dealers that probably have no idea that electric bikes are illegal in Hawaii since President Bush signed a low speed vehicle law and description as a consumer product (being a electric bike) in 2002 These examlpes as well as 1000s of more types of eletric bicycles that exist to allow clean transportation without toxic admissions by using the sun and wind as the source of power.
Batteries can easily be charged in any home or office socket or by a small solar panel or wind turbine at home.How many cars could be eliminated off the roads and hotel parking lots if employees had electric bikes to go to work at lets say to Kaanapali from Lahaina or Napili and back ? Not to mention the savings at 20 cents a charge for a 1 hour 20 mile round trip.
The bottom line is lets get these worlds most efficient machines on out on our unused bike lanes and provide a alternate to myself or anyone that otherwise has to drive there gas guzziling Ford needlessly.
One of these agencies must be able to find the pre existing 2002 "motorized bicycle" law.What happened to this one ? It appears the older law and amended proposal was omitted and replaced with this law.
"Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, and including any vehicle generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels except a toy bicycle.
Since this revision (below)above took place after Segway transporters were lobbing every state in the USA to become legal and the below BILL FOR AN ACT apears to be a Amendment Bill after the fact that "motorized bicycles" were eliminated from the description of bicycle and Segway electric transporters were added on in a new classifaction and eliminating all electric bicycles and other electric vehicles that could be used as island wide transportation in the bikeways.Of course at a slower pace than a car but a much more afordable and cleaner concept espically when auto traffic is gridlock and you only need to go a few miles without sweating or sweating about getting to work or home on time..
"Motorized bicycle" means a device with two tandem wheels that is propelled both by human power and by an internal combustion engine or a battery powered motor. If battery powered, it has a maximum of one thousand five hundred watts (two horsepower); if powered by an engine it has no more than two horsepower (fifty cubic centimeters), an automatic transmission, and a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a flat surface unassisted by human power.
Amends the statewide traffic code by defining and regulating the operation of motorized person transporter platforms, motorized bicycles, and electronic personal assistive mobility devices.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
834
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003
STATE OF HAWAII
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
This is what the pre 2002 electric law was close to and would it would be excepted to get Ebikes back on the road LEGALY for EVERYONES benifet.
Please Get this revision or the preexisting electric bike law back IN this next up comming legislative session .
Setting a precedence in positive use of electric bicycles will create a diversified economy and a way for residents and visitors to get around without wasting gas or money. There is a lot that can done in the terms of affordable transportation and eco tourism without road modifying if Ebikes were legal in Hawaii.
Aloha, Randy Draper and friends ,Napili
http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=562
http://mauisfreepress.com/archives/archives2003/features/sept_oct/9_17_03_3.html
Anyway If ebikes are to ever to be legal again in Hawaii I may find out soon by sending this letter to our Mayor,County Council, State legislatures, and to the Director of the State Department of Transportation. As usual only the test of time tells.
To whom it may concern,
As far as transportation is concerned.Helping in any way to relieve automobile congestion should be considered and NOT be thrown into the trash. A recent change in the "motorized bicycle" and bicycle laws now make electric bicycles illegal in Hawaii. Until I believe 2002 Maui and Hawaii had a great law in place that included a electric bike or motorized bicycle to be registered as a bicycle and included in the definition.Now all of Hawaii and New York are the only places in our nation that electric bikes are illegal.
Most people have probably never heard of electric bikes.With modern technology a 20 lb bicycle can fitted with a 5 lb electric motor along with a 7 lb battery pack in the frame that make up the light weight 32 lb Bike. These electric bicycles can go at bicycle speeds for 20 miles without pedaling or go for 30 miles with pedaling if you want to work up a little sweat for a work out to increase the range. For each additional 7 lb battery just add on another 20 miles of no pedaling range or a range of 25 to 30 miles miles with light to moderate pedaling.
In most countries around the globe millions of electric bikes are sold and used for affordable and efficient transpertation. If you want to see legal Ebikes I made that went up Haleakala when they were legal or see electric bikes for rent or sale in the "Ripcurrent Cyclery" store across the street from Longs Drugs in Kahului (or other underground electric bike dealers in Hawaii. Dealers that probably have no idea that electric bikes are illegal in Hawaii since President Bush signed a low speed vehicle law and description as a consumer product (being a electric bike) in 2002 These examlpes as well as 1000s of more types of eletric bicycles that exist to allow clean transportation without toxic admissions by using the sun and wind as the source of power.
Batteries can easily be charged in any home or office socket or by a small solar panel or wind turbine at home.How many cars could be eliminated off the roads and hotel parking lots if employees had electric bikes to go to work at lets say to Kaanapali from Lahaina or Napili and back ? Not to mention the savings at 20 cents a charge for a 1 hour 20 mile round trip.
The bottom line is lets get these worlds most efficient machines on out on our unused bike lanes and provide a alternate to myself or anyone that otherwise has to drive there gas guzziling Ford needlessly.
One of these agencies must be able to find the pre existing 2002 "motorized bicycle" law.What happened to this one ? It appears the older law and amended proposal was omitted and replaced with this law.
"Bicycle" means every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, and including any vehicle generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels except a toy bicycle.
Since this revision (below)above took place after Segway transporters were lobbing every state in the USA to become legal and the below BILL FOR AN ACT apears to be a Amendment Bill after the fact that "motorized bicycles" were eliminated from the description of bicycle and Segway electric transporters were added on in a new classifaction and eliminating all electric bicycles and other electric vehicles that could be used as island wide transportation in the bikeways.Of course at a slower pace than a car but a much more afordable and cleaner concept espically when auto traffic is gridlock and you only need to go a few miles without sweating or sweating about getting to work or home on time..
"Motorized bicycle" means a device with two tandem wheels that is propelled both by human power and by an internal combustion engine or a battery powered motor. If battery powered, it has a maximum of one thousand five hundred watts (two horsepower); if powered by an engine it has no more than two horsepower (fifty cubic centimeters), an automatic transmission, and a maximum design speed of not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a flat surface unassisted by human power.
Amends the statewide traffic code by defining and regulating the operation of motorized person transporter platforms, motorized bicycles, and electronic personal assistive mobility devices.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
834
TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003
STATE OF HAWAII
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A BILL FOR AN ACT
This is what the pre 2002 electric law was close to and would it would be excepted to get Ebikes back on the road LEGALY for EVERYONES benifet.
Please Get this revision or the preexisting electric bike law back IN this next up comming legislative session .
Setting a precedence in positive use of electric bicycles will create a diversified economy and a way for residents and visitors to get around without wasting gas or money. There is a lot that can done in the terms of affordable transportation and eco tourism without road modifying if Ebikes were legal in Hawaii.
Aloha, Randy Draper and friends ,Napili
http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=562
http://mauisfreepress.com/archives/archives2003/features/sept_oct/9_17_03_3.html