Comments on: For the Best in Transportainment, Try a Pedicab http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:43:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Sickandtired http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40262 Sickandtired Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:25:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40262 Davis, If George Bliss and the other owners of the bikes were so concerned, then why do they continue to rent their tricycles to these people? I'll tell you why, because they are like any other businessperson. They want to make money. They don't care, otherwise they'd be out there regulating themselves. Still Sickandtired Davis,

If George Bliss and the other owners of the bikes were so concerned, then why do they continue to rent their tricycles to these people?

I'll tell you why, because they are like any other businessperson. They want to make money. They don't care, otherwise they'd be out there regulating themselves.

Still Sickandtired

]]> By: Davis http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40182 Davis Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:50:43 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40182 Sick, The legit pedicab operators, people like George Bliss, were the ones who initiated the City Council regulations for the pedicab industry. They wanted regulation, they wanted insurance, they wanted to make sure NYC had trained, responsible drivers in high-quality vehicles, and they wanted to be a part of a legit industry. Unfortunately, City Council took the industry's own regulation push and used it to run half of the pedicabs out of business while doing almost nothing about the unscrupulous operators out there. You can thank Christine Quinn if you're feeling sick and tired about it. Sick,

The legit pedicab operators, people like George Bliss, were the ones who initiated the City Council regulations for the pedicab industry. They wanted regulation, they wanted insurance, they wanted to make sure NYC had trained, responsible drivers in high-quality vehicles, and they wanted to be a part of a legit industry.

Unfortunately, City Council took the industry's own regulation push and used it to run half of the pedicabs out of business while doing almost nothing about the unscrupulous operators out there. You can thank Christine Quinn if you're feeling sick and tired about it.

]]> By: Sickandtired http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40175 Sickandtired Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:20:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40175 This is a reposted from another pedicab article: Pedicabs in NYC are nothing but common criminals. They hustle tourists, flaunt every traffic law in the book, and I've even had a few offer me pot at Columbus Circle. I'm all about being green (environment, not pot), but to walk into the Park every day and be harassed and solicited is ridiculous. I've even seen one of them grab a womans ass. You don't hear the pedicab associations trying to reign those guys in do you? No, because they don't care. They mobilize very quickly when they are threatened with possible regulation that might force them to actually have insurance and follow rules, yet they don't care about drugs, sexual harrassment, or clogging up every sidewalk, street, and park south of 59th St. It is painfully obvious that they are fighting regulation because that will bring their free ride to an end. They'll have to abide by rules (very innocuous rules btw) and as they will be a regulated industry, one of them might actually feel compelled to pay income taxes. I agree that cars are bullsh** and cause a lot of problems, but just giving these urchens free license to do whatever they want does nothing to help the cause. I ride my bike every day, and haven't been in a cab in more than a year. I'm tired of me and my wife being chased and bothered everytime we go for a walk in the Park. Get a real job you dirtbags, or prove to me you actually pay taxes. Until then, I hope they all get regulated so we can actually see some progress in greening Manhattan. This is a reposted from another pedicab article:

Pedicabs in NYC are nothing but common criminals. They hustle tourists, flaunt every traffic law in the book, and I've even had a few offer me pot at Columbus Circle. I'm all about being green (environment, not pot), but to walk into the Park every day and be harassed and solicited is ridiculous. I've even seen one of them grab a womans ass. You don't hear the pedicab associations trying to reign those guys in do you? No, because they don't care.

They mobilize very quickly when they are threatened with possible regulation that might force them to actually have insurance and follow rules, yet they don't care about drugs, sexual harrassment, or clogging up every sidewalk, street, and park south of 59th St.

It is painfully obvious that they are fighting regulation because that will bring their free ride to an end. They'll have to abide by rules (very innocuous rules btw) and as they will be a regulated industry, one of them might actually feel compelled to pay income taxes.

I agree that cars are bullsh** and cause a lot of problems, but just giving these urchens free license to do whatever they want does nothing to help the cause. I ride my bike every day, and haven't been in a cab in more than a year. I'm tired of me and my wife being chased and bothered everytime we go for a walk in the Park. Get a real job you dirtbags, or prove to me you actually pay taxes. Until then, I hope they all get regulated so we can actually see some progress in greening Manhattan.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40117 Hilary Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:36:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40117 So this means that cyclists and pedestrians on the Hudson River Greenway - a few feet below the adjacent Henry Hudson Parkway - are just at tailpipe level. Good reason not to add trucks and their particulates to the effluent, wouldn't you say, TA? So this means that cyclists and pedestrians on the Hudson River Greenway - a few feet below the adjacent Henry Hudson Parkway - are just at tailpipe level. Good reason not to add trucks and their particulates to the effluent, wouldn't you say, TA?

]]> By: Hewman1 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40110 Hewman1 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:14:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40110 Pedicabs reduce congestion, save time in congested traffic and are zero emission. You can ride in a bike cab in any of dozens of US cities -I own and operate a pedalcab in Orlando, Florida. Pedicabs reduce congestion, save time in congested traffic and are zero emission. You can ride in a bike cab in any of dozens of US cities -I own and operate a pedalcab in Orlando, Florida.

]]> By: Steve http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40030 Steve Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:58:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40030 Thanks Magnus--this finding is counterintuitive to me as a layperson but a welcome relief! Thanks Magnus--this finding is counterintuitive to me as a layperson but a welcome relief!

]]> By: Magnus http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40027 Magnus Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:37:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40027 There have been several studies showing that drivers and passengers breathe in more pollution than cyclists. Amongst other things, this is because the air intakes on cars are at tailpipe level, whereas cyclists breathe in the air several feet higher up. Anyway, the linked study is just one of many: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=11712590 Get out an ride! The more people ride, the cleaner the air will be... There have been several studies showing that drivers and passengers breathe in more pollution than cyclists. Amongst other things, this is because the air intakes on cars are at tailpipe level, whereas cyclists breathe in the air several feet higher up.

Anyway, the linked study is just one of many:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=11712590

Get out an ride! The more people ride, the cleaner the air will be...

]]> By: ddartley http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/comment-page-1/#comment-40015 ddartley Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:42:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/11/08/for-the-best-in-transportainment-try-a-pedicab/#comment-40015 The argument that pedicabs clog streets is bastard bullsh#%. Take a mass of traffic in Manhattan. Add pedicabs. You've just added more persons in the same amount of space, in a way cars never could. That's UNclogging. Quinn, and anti-pedicab pols: CARS congest. Stupids. The argument that pedicabs clog streets is bastard bullsh#%.

Take a mass of traffic in Manhattan. Add pedicabs. You've just added more persons in the same amount of space, in a way cars never could. That's UNclogging.

Quinn, and anti-pedicab pols: CARS congest. Stupids.

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