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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#808000 size=2><SPAN
class=251050115-24102005>what about
motorcycles?</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Carfreeliving-bounces@livablecity.org
[mailto:Carfreeliving-bounces@livablecity.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bert
Hill<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 24, 2005 7:58 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Carfreeliving@livablecity.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Carfreeliving] scooters -
fun to ride but...<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nearly all scooters
pollute at up to 15x the rate of automobiles. Unless they are fitted with
catalytic converters and other emissions control equipment, they contribute
heavily to negative health effects. <st1:place w:st="on">Battery</st1:place>
technology is improving, to the point that electric scooters can be used
reliably for in-city commutes reliably.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bert<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
Carfreeliving-bounces@livablecity.org
[mailto:Carfreeliving-bounces@livablecity.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B><st1:PersonName w:st="on">Mike
Sallaberry</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, October 21, 2005 3:11
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
Carfreeliving@livablecity.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Carfreeliving] scooters - fun to
ride but...</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><TT><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kinda cute story about a <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Texas</st1:place></st1:State> dude who trades in
his pickup for a scooter. We have a lot of scooters and motos here in SF
relative to most <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> towns, but I often wonder why
scooters are not more popular. Not that I necessarily want a lot of them
near me as I'm cycling...at least cars are big plodding creatures that are slow
to change direction and are pretty predictable. Scooters are more of a
hazard, in my book. Still, they make a lot of sense for people who don't
want to give up motoring but deep down hate their cars, and could serve as a
transition tool for folks who may eventually give up the scooter for a
bicycle.</SPAN></FONT></TT> <BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mike</SPAN></FONT></TT> <BR><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Here's the
article</SPAN></FONT></TT> <BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-> "When gas got to $1.90, I started thinking about
an alternative. </SPAN></FONT></TT><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">Half-jokingly and half-seriously, I told my wife (Beth),
'When the </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">price hits $2, I'm going
to buy a bicycle.' Everything I do is within </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">three miles of the house. The last time I filled up the
Ranger, it was </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">$50. I looked over
at the guy next to me with an Escalade (SUV), and he </FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT
face="Courier New">was over $100 and still going. I said, 'This is
ridiculous.'..."</FONT></TT><BR><TT><FONT face="Courier New">-- Micky Shearon,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hood County</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">TX</st1:State></st1:place></FONT></TT><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif">http://www.hcnews.com/news/get-news.asp?id=11041&catid=1&cpg=get-news.asp<BR><BR>Michael
Sallaberry, P.E.<BR>Associate Transportation Engineer<BR>San Francisco
Department of Parking and Traffic<BR><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 345</st1:address></st1:Street><BR><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">94102</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><BR>(415) 554 2351<BR>(415) 554 2352
(fax)<BR>Bicycle Hotline (415)
585-BIKE<BR>http://www.bicycle.sfgov.org</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>