Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, currently promoted by Lido "Lee" Iacocca and others, directly address the serious problem of providing mobility for aging motorists who are no longer able to drive a full-size car safely. The concept is sound; what is missing is regional planning which provides an interconnected network of 35mph and slower roads. As others have observed in this thread, many newer counties are laid out as clusers of 25-35mph roads interconnected only by 45+mph prime arterials and freeways. A system of continuous traffic-calmed frontage roads would benefit bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as the disabled and the NEV drivers.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069