How Roland helped all of us in AZ

Weedylot · #1 04-09-2009, 01:46 PM

I guess a lot of you have already seen this.
I thought I should link to it, since I just figured out how to do links.
I almost forgot to mention, I lived on Bean Ave during my moped dealing days in the 1980s.
It must be the neighborhood that breeds us two wheeled crazies.

Spooky Tooth Cycles - Motorized Bicycles: Gas Powered and Electric Bikes - Governor Signs Bill

**Dave31** · #2 04-09-2009, 02:47 PM

Roland and state Representative Tom Prezelski have done so much for us.

Motorized Bicycle City Council.mpg

toytime · #3 04-09-2009, 05:39 PM

Thanks for that link fairracing-Wow that was really something. I watched all 47 minutes and I must say, that is how government is supposed to work.
If you could, I'd love to have a link to that wise, level headed Mayor or whatever he was that was in charge of that meeting. I'd love to write him to tell him that he is a man that deserves respect and to thank him.
Now if only all you "bikers" could get together and take that Bicycle advisory group over and dump that jerk that was crying the blues it would make my day. That guy was a big jerk!

**Dave31** · #4 04-10-2009, 12:54 AM

That was mayor Bob Walkup, there are some that are not to happy with him right now.

Mayor Profile

lennyharp · #5 04-10-2009, 02:26 AM

Arizona may be second in kidknappings in the world and second most broke state in the union, but we do get a few things right. Well at least better than most places. I was involved in home schooling when our education laws were written to favor a parents choice in their childrens education. We still have more choices for early and middle education. And we got legal motorized bikes, which I make full use of. Thanks Roland and all yer helpers.

toytime · #6 04-10-2009, 09:15 AM

Well as an outsider I don't really know these things. From what I saw, and even if it is for my own selfish reasons of wanting these bikes accepted, he did well.
Everyone likes to be thanked so I sent him a short note telling him that I found his link on this site.
Hey Mayor, if you are reading this why don't you join up. We will have you up and running in no time....vroom vroom!

Jobarwo · #7 04-11-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Weedylot

I guess a lot of you have already seen this.
I thought I should link to it, since I just figured out how to do links.
I almost forgot to mention, I lived on Bean Ave during my moped dealing days in the 1980s.
It must be the neighborhood that breeds us two wheeled crazies.

Spooky Tooth Cycles - Motorized Bicycles: Gas Powered and Electric Bikes - Governor Signs Bill

Why the limit at "48cc"? Aren't a lot of the available motors 49cc?

Weedylot · #8 04-12-2009, 11:14 PM

Jobar, the 48cc limit seems almost like one of those laws that's impossible to obey and impossible to enforce; a "Catch-22" . The government doesn't have to make something be illegal, it just has to make it impossible to be legal. It seems like that 48cc is lurking over us like a far away dark cloud that we hope stays far away. It's up to us local MBers to keep our noses clean and not bring the heat.

**Dave31** · #9 04-12-2009, 11:24 PM

The 48cc limit is because thats what the federal law is on this type of vehicles. Anything 48cc and under and a speed under 20mph by federal law is not consider a vehicle. And thats what Roland and Tom Prezelski got Arizona to adopt.

Jobarwo · #10 04-12-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fairracing31

The 48cc limit is because thats what the federal law is on this type of vehicles. Anything 48cc and under and a speed under 20mph by federal law is not consider a vehicle. And thats what Roland and Tom Prezelski got Arizona to adopt.

Oh... There is a FEDERAL law involved? I had no idea. Got a quote of that law?