Reply With QuoteI am usually first to say " live and let live "..... In this case I will reserve that for someoneelse......
You can say: "Live and let live."Originally Posted by milleniumcab
What can I say!....
I am usually first to say " live and let live "..... In this case I will reserve that for someoneelse......
It will all be clear, when they sue your and my ass for allowing these "nonsense" transportation option, one day in the future. And trust me , it will happen...We'll chat more when that happens, not before.... Norman Siegel, hiiihhh and I thought he was someone with a lot more common sense than he is showing here.. Boy, was I wrong............
If the City is going to force us to sift through and sort our trash every day, in order to save the environment, then the City Council Members should be expected to contribute to the cause as well, by foregoing their bribes here from the taxi industry to kill off a green competitor.
Just this once.
As for the environment, it is useless to add green anything without taking away non-green something....May I suggest to those EFPs taking all taxis away and replacing them with electric motor pedicabs...
Last edited by milleniumcab; April 1st, 2007 at 08:39 PM.
Not necessarily. The City's population is booming. The tourist population is booming. If some of the growth can be diverted to pedicabs, that is a good thing for all of us. Frankly, there is enough ridership to go around.
Pedicabs look awesome but not something I'd take. I'd just rather take a cab.
I go to NBA-Magic games...and they are always out there in front of the arena after the game, willing to take you to your car. I've been tempted to take one -- but it's just not something that interests me.
.....I might be upset by City trying to regulate thus legitimize this non-sense, called pedi cabs...But for anyone to call us greedy and dangerous is way out of line...
.....The Daily News recently had an article about the SAFEST DRIVERS in NYC.. guess who they were... Yellow Cab Drivers.. not just any professional driver... YELLOW CAB DRIVERS....What made them safer than your... limo, livery, truck, city bus, any bus or your average driver who comes into the city.. I don't know ... why don't you check your Taxi & Limousine Commission web site or the archives of the Daily News...Study done by BRUCE SCHALLER.. a well respected individual by NYC and the transportation industry....
....Clean energy?????....If all the yellow cabs were Hybrid ( soon will be), would you have even mentioned the pollution issue..we don't pollute as much as the rest of the traffic monsters do..trucks?..SUV's?..super SUV's?.
.....And I never mentioned of any danger posed by the pedi cabs to pedestrians, they pose danger to themselves and their own passengers by the way they choose to drive, in and out of traffic...
Before you claim your unfounded statements in this forum, consider this..
You seem to have this negative (a very negative) opinion for the cab drivers and I don't know whether I can change that or not...But, personally my dear...... I don't give a damn.....
Pedi-cabs do not have any emissions, they are people-powered. Cars, hybrid or not still put out co2 and such. On a july night summer 2006 my ex and i went from the apple store on 5th to times square. It was a really beautiful night, and i can tell you right now, as a regular visitor, and soon-to-be citizen of NYC, that i regularly use the subway, i've used the busses, taxi's and even the LIRR. I can say that out of all of these, after a romantic night out, the pedicab is the way to go. I don't think the use of horses in an urban area like NYC is far to the animals, and it dirties the streets. I believe a cab is for point a to point b transportation in a hurry, pedicab is for relaxing time taking in the ambiance of the city as you get where you want to go. Finally, as a biker myself, i see no better way of fighting the obesity epidemic in this country than becoming a pedi-cab operator. In fact, i may become a pedi-cb operator myself if i feel so inclined. As a veteran biker, i can say that these cabs need 2 things, and 2 things only. Inspections, and good headlights.
Do you know where this phrase is from?
Welcome to WNYF!.. Your post does not answer any of my comments yet you chose to quote me instead of just posting it... It seems like a commercial to promote pedicabs, even go as far as saying that you might drive one in the future.. Are you sure you are not already driving one?...
Actually MC, he is here to get yellowcabs outlawed in the city and ruin your life.
C'mon man! Lighten up!
Actually MC, he is here to get yellowcabs outlawed in the city and ruin your life.
C'mon man! Lighten up!
I take Yellowcabs all the time, and when i'm out on LI i use Four Seasons. If i lived in or near the city now i'd probably use my own electric bike. In fact that may be the next step, electric/pedal hybrid pedi-cabs, with ABS and better suspension etc. Who knows. All i know, is that more transportation options = more fun for NY'ers and touristas alike. It's like saying NJ transit should be shut down/limited because they take fares away from amtrak.
NYCc...
They were talking about that, but the electrical assist engine has been argued against because it woudl change the definition of the vehicle to a "motor vehicle".
While I agree that so long as everything was self contained (Battery charge coming from braking/peddling and not a full electric powered vehicle) it would be welcome, I can also see that if they are going to start running electric scooters around the city that they fall into a different category than bicycles.....
It's the wattage and speed that determine the classification. I believe it is under 600 watts, and under 12 mph top speed. Electric bicycles like mine are different from what the pedicabs would use, because mine is focused on one rider/2 wheels. Just like under 50cc you don't need a motorcycle license (as far as i know, NY law could be different). They don't have a motor per-se, but they have a "boost" on the range and speed. There are also many types of electric assist techniques, some of which lay well outside the "motor vehicle" classification. I wish i knew more about NY laws of these classifications, but as far as i know there are still plenty of economical loopholes for electrification of the pedicab fleet.
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