Comments on: SUNRISE first to awaken us with a new green feel http://www.bloggernews.net/14785 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 27 May 2012 22:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: luva-ebike-16 http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-1318995 luva-ebike-16 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:03:29 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-1318995 Im in SA and I support kochie and mel I am only 14 but apparently very sensible and mature and I hav had a history of problems with my ankle also both my knees I hav damaged the nerve endings in my knees these are the reasons I hav a gia carlo also with me being close to getting a job also it would help me get to and from work and not forgetting it would be safer for a girl of my age rather then walking around as I have been approached twice I think ebikes are a very good thing I am a big eco-geek and am crazy about it I just came back from a big environmental confrence en which I was invited these are a very good option for people like us and for people to discriminate us (police) it is very cruel I think police should read this up and get their facts straight for once anyway I know its not much but I support you guys 110 percent all the way.... Sincerely, a concerned girl Im in SA and I support kochie and mel I am only 14 but apparently very sensible and mature and I hav had a history of problems with my ankle also both my knees I hav damaged the nerve endings in my knees these are the reasons I hav a gia carlo also with me being close to getting a job also it would help me get to and from work and not forgetting it would be safer for a girl of my age rather then walking around as I have been approached twice I think ebikes are a very good thing I am a big eco-geek and am crazy about it I just came back from a big environmental confrence en which I was invited these are a very good option for people like us and for people to discriminate us (police) it is very cruel I think police should read this up and get their facts straight for once anyway I know its not much but I support you guys 110 percent all the way….
Sincerely, a concerned girl

]]> By: Fiona http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-1256856 Fiona Thu, 28 May 2009 02:11:23 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-1256856 I feel in total accord with M French in his distress at the fact that electric power assisted bikes (200 watt) have become illegal in NSW after a Supreme Court ruling tested by RTA. I also have spinal injuries making normal bike seats unsuitable. I had paid for and was about to take possession of one of these in Queanbeyan to ride at the South coast, when the Supreme court ruling was announced. The shop I was buying it from responsibly warned me, and offered to refund. I was so distressed by this change to the law, such a backward step for our moves toward sustainable low-energy transport, that I went on WIN TV riding it from ACT to NSW- to show the law is an ass. To my knowledge, the suppliers of these bikes were going to lobby the NSW government to overturn this decision, or to appeal. The grounds on which the final deicion was made rests on the definition of 'auxiliary'- selecting one definition over another. I am happy to support M French and other older people whose mobility may be mightily improved with this vehicle, in gaining attention on this matter. If Sunrise wants to do a program I will happily be there. I am not a pensioner, but over 60 and still working part time. I can drive a car, but prefer to ride an electric bike for personal reasons as well as environmental. I feel in total accord with M French in his distress at the fact that electric power assisted bikes (200 watt) have become illegal in NSW after a Supreme Court ruling tested by RTA. I also have spinal injuries making normal bike seats unsuitable.
I had paid for and was about to take possession of one of these in Queanbeyan to ride at the South coast, when the Supreme court ruling was announced. The shop I was buying it from responsibly warned me, and offered to refund.

I was so distressed by this change to the law, such a backward step for our moves toward sustainable low-energy transport, that I went on WIN TV riding it from ACT to NSW- to show the law is an ass.

To my knowledge, the suppliers of these bikes were going to lobby the NSW government to overturn this decision, or to appeal. The grounds on which the final deicion was made rests on the definition of ‘auxiliary’- selecting one definition over another.

I am happy to support M French and other older people whose mobility may be mightily improved with this vehicle, in gaining attention on this matter.
If Sunrise wants to do a program I will happily be there.

I am not a pensioner, but over 60 and still working part time. I can drive a car, but prefer to ride an electric bike for personal reasons as well as environmental.

]]> By: sungod1968 http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-954565 sungod1968 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:28:44 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/14785#comment-954565 I am a dissability pensioner with degenerative back problems and hip trouble and have difficuly getting over the top bar of a push bike so I thought Id got the best of both worlds when I purchased my gia carlo electric asisted pedal cycle, that was untill I was warned Id be fined for riding a unregisted and uninsured vehicle by the local highway patrol in cowra nsw.Even though it complies with the roads and traffic laws myself and thousands of other pensioners are being unfairly targeted by police when you,d think in this era of enlightened envioronmental concerns since they cause no polution only do 25 kilometres an hour flat out on a flat road and give the dissabled their freedom back as well as the elderly,and do require some light pedaling they would be backed by the authourities as a great thing.But not in nsw,i use my bike for shopping and to go and see friends,also to ride to the local pool for some exersize and to cool of in the summer heat ,Iwas heartbroken to think my new found freedom could be taken away by heartless polititions who are only worried about lost redgo money and the envionment is only worried about at election time as are the people.my bike is a 200 watt electric assisted bicycle and i will continue to ride it untill I am fined then Ill have to take it to court where hopefully I can get some justice.Unfortunatly most people who ride these bikes are either dissabled pensioners or old age pensioners so can ill afford court costs even when they know they are doing nothing wrong so the government and police think they can get away with this injustice against the dissabled the elderly and the envioronment.Iask all those people affected by this to start writting letters in protest and hopefuly shame those responsible into a change of heart,these bikes are exempt from registration under the schedule 1 of the road trasport/vehicle registration regulations 2007 at clause 15 states that,pedal cycles-the registration provisions do not applyto any registable vehicle comprising a pedal cycle to which is attached one or more auxillary propulsion motors having a combined maximum output of not more than 200 watts so my bike is a 100 percent legally electrically assisted bicycle.yours sincerly m french. I am a dissability pensioner with degenerative back problems and hip trouble and have difficuly getting over the top bar of a push bike so I thought Id got the best of both worlds when I purchased my gia carlo electric asisted pedal cycle, that was untill I was warned Id be fined for riding a unregisted and uninsured vehicle by the local highway patrol in cowra nsw.Even though it complies with the roads and traffic laws myself and thousands of other pensioners are being unfairly targeted by police when you,d think in this era of enlightened envioronmental concerns since they cause no polution only do 25 kilometres an hour flat out on a flat road and give the dissabled their freedom back as well as the elderly,and do require some light pedaling they would be backed by the authourities as a great thing.But not in nsw,i use my bike for shopping and to go and see friends,also to ride to the local pool for some exersize and to cool of in the summer heat ,Iwas heartbroken to think my new found freedom could be taken away by heartless polititions who are only worried about lost redgo money and the envionment is only worried about at election time as are the people.my bike is a 200 watt electric assisted bicycle and i will continue to ride it untill I am fined then Ill have to take it to court where hopefully I can get some justice.Unfortunatly most people who ride these bikes are either dissabled pensioners or old age pensioners so can ill afford court costs even when they know they are doing nothing wrong so the government and police think they can get away with this injustice against the dissabled the elderly and the envioronment.Iask all those people affected by this to start writting letters in protest and hopefuly shame those responsible into a change of heart,these bikes are exempt from registration under the schedule 1 of the road trasport/vehicle registration regulations 2007 at clause 15 states that,pedal cycles-the registration provisions do not applyto any registable vehicle comprising a pedal cycle to which is attached one or more auxillary propulsion motors having a combined maximum output of not more than 200 watts so my bike is a 100 percent legally electrically assisted bicycle.yours sincerly m french.

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