Comments on: Seattle: looking at the brakes http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:51:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: romanzoo http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-38 romanzoo Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:24:49 +0000 http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-38 dont be an ass monkey shannon, san jac is steeper and ive been down it too. happy? geesh. who is this tard? dont be an ass monkey shannon, san jac is steeper and ive been down it too. happy? geesh. who is this tard?

]]> By: shannon http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-37 shannon Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:04:02 +0000 http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-37 to romanzoo: of course your wagon stops on a dime... brazos is a one way street, up hill! to romanzoo: of course your wagon stops on a dime… brazos is a one way street, up hill!

]]> By: romanzoo http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-36 romanzoo Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:41:22 +0000 http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-36 its greedy guys who want to make quick money that cause scenarios like this. ive been shopping around for a trike, mainstreet is the best one out there. never once did i consider buying a cheap 600 dollar foreign pedicab. they are junk. even my wagon stops on a dime down the brazo's hill. this was a defective brake. i dont any pedicabber who lets loose down a hill. we all ride the brake. unless their is none? DO NOT BUY CHEAP INDIAN RICKSHAWS. india has an exploding population and they make these things deadly on purpose to curb over population. think about it. senseless tragedy that was 100% avoidable. its greedy guys who want to make quick money that cause scenarios like this. ive been shopping around for a trike, mainstreet is the best one out there. never once did i consider buying a cheap 600 dollar foreign pedicab. they are junk. even my wagon stops on a dime down the brazo’s hill. this was a defective brake. i dont any pedicabber who lets loose down a hill. we all ride the brake. unless their is none? DO NOT BUY CHEAP INDIAN RICKSHAWS. india has an exploding population and they make these things deadly on purpose to curb over population. think about it. senseless tragedy that was 100% avoidable.

]]> By: buffalobiketaxi http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-35 buffalobiketaxi Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:05:10 +0000 http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-35 It sounds like the cheaper pedicabs are not built to the standards required by New York State's vehicle law. A bicycle must be equipped with: A brake which is capable of making the bike tires skid on dry, level pavement (Sec. 1236(c)). My classic Main Street Pedicab IS built to this standard, and I'm glad I ordered it with seat belts, so that if I do need to lock up the wheels, my passengers stay put. In general, I feel that regulation of an industry should ONLY address specific needs/problems, otherwise we have too much government. This accident is a clear indicator of such a need for our industry. When are we pedicab operators going to get together to write a boilerplate of municipal codes for our industry? Are we going to wait for someone else to write it for us, like what seems to have happened in NYC? It sounds like the cheaper pedicabs are not built to the standards required by New York State’s vehicle law.

A bicycle must be equipped with:
A brake which is capable of making the bike tires skid on dry, level pavement (Sec. 1236(c)).

My classic Main Street Pedicab IS built to this standard, and I’m glad I ordered it with seat belts, so that if I do need to lock up the wheels, my passengers stay put.

In general, I feel that regulation of an industry should ONLY address specific needs/problems, otherwise we have too much government. This accident is a clear indicator of such a need for our industry. When are we pedicab operators going to get together to write a boilerplate of municipal codes for our industry? Are we going to wait for someone else to write it for us, like what seems to have happened in NYC?

]]> By: Roadkill Pedicab http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-34 Roadkill Pedicab Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:15:36 +0000 http://austinpedicab.org/2008/08/08/seattle-looking-at-the-brakes/#comment-34 Cheap Cheap Cab. An example of safety being sacrificed in the name of volume. The owner claims that there was no malfunction, but avoids the obvious fact that he was, not was, IS running business with substandard equipment not designed for the rigors of the street. I'm sure they're fine in certain environments ( indoor vegas "desert passage " would be a suitable environment...) but in traffic? Give me a break. Cheap Cheap Cab. An example of safety being sacrificed in the name of volume. The owner claims that there was no malfunction, but avoids the obvious fact that he was, not was, IS running business with substandard equipment not designed for the rigors of the street. I’m sure they’re fine in certain environments ( indoor vegas “desert passage ” would be a suitable environment…) but in traffic? Give me a break.

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