Since my main interest is in Light EVs, I would be disappointed if there was no coverage here. Please do not tone this down.
On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Cor van de Water via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > At times, our news media do not carry a story to inform us, but to > influence politics > by setting a desired state of mind by the original writers of an article, > so I am always > interested *who* wrote a certain piece and *what* message do they want to > convey, if > possible I like to even figure out *why*. > > I remembered that early early July the discussion was about NYC have an > archaic law > that banned any and all e-Bikes and e-scooters, the only things on two > wheels that are > allowed on their streets are either the old (non-assist) bicycle, or a > full motorcycle. > This means that they law is giving serious trouble to the current wave of > new bicycles, > since it is almost impossible to buy a good bike without it having > electric assist. > When I walk into a bike shop in The Netherlands, the only bikes you will > find on display > are the e-Bikes. Asking for a non-assist bike is like asking for a > steam-powered car > or a record player. > > So, it appears that NYC has some catching-up to do, but I cannot escape > the thought that > someone thought it was a great idea to see if he could swing public > opinion against > e-bikes (since the vast majority of people on the road in the USA have no > clue about > bicycles other than that they once used them when they were young and it > is too dangerous > now and they are always in the way when you see them) since it is easy to > vilify them. > > Then they came across this Chinese man who was delivering his daily round > but got busted by > police, so they make up a nice story (oh no, do they do that? Yep, they > do) about him > not only going against traffic (which a certain percentage of ordinary > bikers do every day) > but also weaving through traffic in a tunnel, endangering everyone, and > they made it Big News. > > Of course, those are just impressions from my more cynical side, but I > wonder why else would > this same reporter do this piece, again attacking e-bikes in NYC? I could > be totally off and > it could be pure coincidence, but for some reason those "coincidences" > always set off a > red flag in my mind. I have seen this too often. > So, don't give too much credit to this story until you have heard the > other side. > I would not be surprised if Bu was riding on the bike lane (in the wrong > direction maybe > but that happens a lot, especially if you need to make two left turns on > bike and you do not > want to cross traffic twice) and he simply had to swerve around an > illegally stopped car > or debris in the road (that often collects in the lane with the lightest > traffic - the bike lane) > which might have caused someone in a car to have to slow down for him and > then he got busted > with this sensationalist story... I can't escape the thought... > > Anyway, I think we have covered just about everything on e-Bikes, so it > may be time to wind it down. > > Cor van de Water > Chief Scientist > Proxim Wireless Corporation http://www.proxim.com > Email: [email protected] Private: http://www.cvandewater.info > Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP: +31877841130 > Tel: +1 408 383 7626 Tel: +91 (040)23117400 x203 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV on behalf of brucedp5 via EV > Sent: Sat 8/22/2015 12:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] Bu's e-wheely bad idea> weaving-recklessly the wrongway > HTdelivery > > > > > http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/man-bike-traffic-holland-tunnel-article-1.2326089 > Deliveryman on electric bike arrested after heading into Holland Tunnel > against traffic > BY Thomas Tracy / August 14, 2015 > > [images / Port Authority Police Department > > http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2326088.1439577248!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_400/tunnel15n-2-web.jpg > (mugshot) Yongshun Bu, 44, was arrested by the Port Authority Police when > he > rode an electric scooter into the westbound Holland Tunnel, weaving against > traffic > > > http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.2326087.1439577247!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_635/tunnel15n-1-web.jpg > Bu was riding this electric bike through the tunnel, going against traffic. > He was making an early morning food delivery, according to law enforcement > sources. > ] > > This was a wheely bad idea. > > A deliveryman on an electric bicycle was arrested after he zipped into the > Holland Tunnel against traffic and veered around oncoming cars as he made > his way across the Hudson River span, officials said Friday. > > Yongshun Bu, 44, and his motorized bike entered the westbound lane at the > Manhattan end of the tunnel at 7 p.m. Thursday and was seen recklessly > riding around traffic, ignoring signs and verbal instructions to pull over, > according to Port Authority spokesman Joe Pentangelo. > > Bu, who was delivering Chinese food according to law enforcement sources, > was ultimately grabbed about 20 yards into the tunnel and charged with > criminal trespass. > > His wrong-way trip through the tunnel caused a short traffic disruption, > but no one was hurt, officials said. > [© 2015 NYDailyNews.com] > > > > > http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Food-Delivery-Cyclist-Rushes-Wrong-Way-Through-Holland-Tunnel-Cops-321972742.html > Food Delivery Cyclist Rushes Wrong Way Through Holland Tunnel: Cops > Aug 15, 2015 > > [image > http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/676*367/81515tunnel.jpg > (mugshot) > ] > > A restaurant delivery person apparently disappointed hungry customers after > being arrested by police who said he was weaving through oncoming traffic > in > the wrong lane of the Holland Tunnel. > > Yongshun Bu, 44, recklessly dodged oncoming traffic, ignored signs and > verbal instructions to stop while making a food delivery Friday evening on > an electric-powered bicycle, Port Authority police said Saturday. > > Bu was apprehended at the tunnel exit and charged with criminal trespass, > police said. > > There was no information as to whether Bu had obtained a lawyer who could > comment on the charge. > [© nydailynews.com] > > > > > http://cliffviewpilot.com/manhattan-deliveryman-caught-riding-electric-bicycle-through-holland-tunnel/ > Manhattan deliveryman caught riding electric bicycle through Holland Tunnel > by: Jerry DeMarco August 14, 2015 > > BEYOND BERGEN: A lower Manhattan deliveryman rode an electric bicycle > through the Holland Tunnel last night, skirting traffic and ignoring orders > to stop, before officers grabbed him on the New Jersey tube. > > Yongshun Bu, 44, was delivering food when he "recklessly" drove through the > tunnel around 7 p.m., the authority's Joseph Pentangelo told CLIFFVIEW > PILOT. > > Port Authority tunnel and bridge agents combined with PAPD officers to take > him into custody just inside the exit, he said. > > The tunnel was cleared and checked for safety reasons, Pentangelo said. > [© 2015 Cliffview Pilot] > > > > > http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/08/lost_deliveryman_rides_wrong-way_into_holland_tunnel_officials_say.html > Lost deliveryman rides wrong-way into Holland Tunnel, officials say > By Noah Cohen | August 15, 2015 > > NEW YORK - A Chinese food deliveryman trying to bring an order to a > Manhattan address got lost, and ended up riding his electric-powered > bicycle > into oncoming traffic at the Holland Tunnel before he was arrested, > officials and reports said Friday. > > Yongshun Bu, 44, piloted the bike around traffic coming from Jersey City, > ignoring signs and instructions to stop Thursday night, according to Port > Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo. > > Workers noticed the wayward biker and waved their hands to stop him, a > source told The New York Post. Bu, however, was undeterred. > > Officials slowed traffic on the New Jersey side before Port Authority > Police > officer Eric Brozek caught up to Bu about 100 yards into the tube, > according > to the newspaper. Police deployed a dog to sniff for explosives as a > precaution after the incident. > > The spokesman said Bu was charged with criminal trespass. > [© 2015 New Jersey On-Line] > > > > [dated] > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-NYPD-busting-and-seizing-escooters-and-ebicycles-tp4676711.html > EVLN: NYPD busting and seizing escooters and ebicycles > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Re-EVLN-NYPD-busting-seizing-escooters-ebicycles-tp4676717p4676718.html > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Bu-s-e-wheely-bad-idea-weaving-recklessly-the-wrongway-HT-delivery-tp4677238.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. Thomas A. Edison <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. *Warren Buffet* Michael E. Ross (919) 585-6737 Land (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google Phone (919) 600-2892 Cell [email protected] <[email protected]> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20150824/e2a8c5e0/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
