romanP wrote:
I'm not saying that I can ride a bike on the road. I'm saying it's the law that you must ride a bicycle on the road. There are also many other kinds of low-speed electric and gasoline vehicles on the road, including scooters and electric bicycles. Some electric scooters don't even require a license to drive, but are legal for the road, because of their low speed.
Have you ever been in a crash test simulator, the kind they pull up to schools that simulate a crash at 20 km/hour? These cars can go up to 50 km/hour which can cause some serious damage to an occupant or the person/thing they hit. How fast does a scooter go?
And ya sure can ride your scooter on the road but you must also abide by certain rules, no? Can you take one on a highway? Do you need to wear a helmet when riding one? Why do think that is? Some one day said "gee, I look pretty damn fashionable in this helmet, I think I'll wear it all the time". No, it's because (once again) studies were done, the issue was debated and laws regarding the safe operation of that vehicle were passed.
There have been tons of vehicles that have been allowed in the US that weren't legal in Canada due to safety concerns such as roll over factors. How do you not know this isn't the case with the Zenn car?
romanP wrote:
Well, let's see. Four wheels, seatbelts and a cage, versus two wheels, no seatbelts and no cage. You tell me, what's safer? It's not rocket science.
Again, prove it. Show me the documentation. Show me anything from a source other than the people who make them. Do you have any research that was conducted by a Canadian regulatory body?
romanP wrote:
If that's the case, why are Hummers legal?
Because studies were done and they passed the regulatory requirements. What are the regulatory requirements governing low speed electric cars? Oh, wait a minute there aren't any.
romanP wrote:
Oh my fucking god. Please read the Highway Traffic Act. Please. In fact, don't even step into your car again until you have done so, you might hurt someone with your ignorance.
My ignorance, please Mr. Lets just throw a new untested motor vehicle that only goes 50 km/h on 100 km/h road ways with out giving one shit about how it will affect traffic congestion and road safety. By all means, pull out those regulations regarding this
car and post a link to it.
romanP wrote:
Most of that legislation already exists.
Most but not all. Is it tied directly into low speed electric cars? We had tons of laws regarding privacy but none of them applied to the internet until the laws were amended to include it. Same goes for these new vehicles, until the law specifically specifies them and classifies them they are legal limbo land and charges relating to their use could easily be challenged.
This isn’t just about safety either, it’s also about what they have the potential to do in regards to traffic congestion in large cities, something that most municipalities will be looking at closely before allowing them.
But if you want go ahead and jump onto that “save the environment” band wagon with out looking at the possible consequences first, kind of like that ethanol / food shortage thing. Anything to save the planet right?
What happens when all those regular cars on gas are being snarled in traffic jams cause by these new electrics and sit there for hours idling? Kind of defeats that "save the environment" argument doesn't it?
Besides no one is trying to out right ban the electric car. All the governments at various levels are saying is they need time to ensure the safety of the public and make sure it will not compound an all ready serious problem of traffic congestion.
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