Obviously this is NYC and the traffic can be a little congested, BUT, if you are South of 41st street during rush hour, the street traffic is actually worse then NYC because of people’s speeds. But he makes a good point, where is it safe to ride a bike?
REI is proposing a Federal E-Bike rebate program, which I support. Some have said that this is a waste but when you figure there are similar rebates for electric cars, this makes sense;
If 15% of today’s carbon-emitting car trips were made by electric bicycles (e-bikes), America’s carbon emissions would shrink by more than 11 percent.
That’s because in addition to providing safe and convenient ways to get from place to place, battery-powered e-bikes displace carbon emissions from vehicles and lower pollution levels. E-bikes are increasingly popular for people looking to commute to work, run errands, or enjoy the outdoors without needing a car. But we need to make sure more people – of all income levels – can access and enjoy this form of low-carbon transport.
The E-BIKE (Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment) Act would offer a 30 percent tax credit of up to $1500 on the purchase of new e-bikes. It’s time to build support for this exciting new bill that can make climate-friendly transport more affordable for everyone.
It has often amazed me that we don’t give tax credits to people who are trying to improve the environment but turn around and give people child tax credits (which are actually contributing to pollution). We should tax the HELL out of gasoline and turn those dollars into ways to help people commute sustainably.
And for the record, South Dakota gets over 80% of it’s electricity from renewables, so plugging in, in South Dakota is actually carbon friendly.
Yep, 80% of our state’s electricity comes from renewables around here. It’s just like what Bill Clinton said when he came to SF in 2016 and spoke at the District for Hillary. He called us the Saudi Arabia of wind. So my question is, when are political leaders around here going to start killing journalists around here?
It would be a lot easier here to, instead luring them back to a secluded location to chop them up they could just chuck them at wind turbines, or maybe strap them to the backs of sparrows running into the blades. Would you call that ‘killing two birds with one stone, I mean, blade?’ Or they could send them on an individual pheasant hunting trip with a 5-Foot branch.
What would kill the journalists first, the blades or the cancer from the windmills?
“Well, at least for now, they’re only arresting journalists in this state for prank calls”…. “Come to think of it though, I wonder if Noem knows about Trump’s ‘John Miller’ calls to the media back in the day about tidbits about ‘The Donald’, huh?”…. 🙂
I pay taxes to drive on the road: gas tax, vehicle registration, etc. Do bikers pay special taxes to use the road like the rest of us? Doubt it. TAX THE BIKES!!!!! they can pay their way like we do.
While we are at it, let’s tax the pedestrians , too. Maybe a shoe tax would be in order. But hoverboarders could go scott-free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkyLnWm1iCs
Ironically I have spent 3x as much on my bike with parts and maintenance over the past 2 years then with my car, and last I checked everytime I get it worked on or buy parts I pay towards the 2nd penny that fixes the roads.
Great idea I can see people delivering two kids and picking them up from school. Coming to work in casuals soaked to the bone or Icicles hanging off their nose. Coming in with big tears in their cloths after falling down on the ice! Cool!!!