AntiM wrote:gyre wrote:
unjonharley wrote:So this screws with my quadricycle with electric assist??
Four wheeled vehicles are still issued permits for disability or as mvs.
Which isn't the point...the point being to give relief from pedaling a four wheeled
bike. I'm guessing unjon knows the permit processes of both flavors quite thoroughly and would like to avoid the hassle.
And which is why I don't want an assist on my Rhoades; I'm not disabled enough for a permit, and I don't want to screw with the MV process for a damn bike. I would love to give MyLarry a break, he's the power plant. But if that means my bike could be impounded at the gate because it was no longer a bike, you'd better believe I'm not going to try it.
Not everyone reading this is familiar with the options.
It's a personal decision, but if you can't pedal, you do qualify for a permit.
Every person decides how they use one.
I have a disability permit and never park in handicapped parking here.
In a denser city, it would be an issue.
Stairs and pedaling is a bigger issue for me than distance...usually.
Some days I can't hobble far.
But I can't manage the distances on the playa at all.
I have actually been denied access to elevators because I didn't have proof I needed to avoid stairs.
That's when you find out why the ADA was passed.
My medical advice is contradictory.
Shock, right?
Walking more is good for the tendons, bad for the joints.
I need to do more walking for my heart, less for my knees.
Pedaling seems to just be destructive.
I did a great deal of damage my first year on a bike.
It took two years to stop waking up from the pain.
I seem to be able to manage light pedaling when properly fitted to a bike.
But the playa demands more than light pedaling, unless you have electric.
On the rhoades, is it possible to add assist to it without major work?
Some three wheelers look difficult too.
Those of you with four wheelers need to petition the llc for rules permitting a certain amount of power, on pedaled four wheelers.
Width may be an issue they want to address, perhaps by lighting or reflector protocols.
Weight is another concern.
