GEARING UP FOR CLEANER ENVIRONMENT : LANCASTER OFFICIALS CHARGED UP BY ELECTRIC BIKES.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer City Council members and city staff took off their jackets and donned safety helmets Monday for test spins on what is being billed as the first mass-produced electric bicycles. Alternating between pedal power and electric power, the riders took the EV Warrior electric bicycles for a spin outside City Hall. The closed-off area of the parking lot was not big enough to get the EV Warrior to its top speed of about 18.5 mph, but it was large enough for the bike to show it had some pep. ``That was fun. I hated to quit,'' said Vice Mayor Henry Hearns. The EV Warrior is produced by Electric Bicycle Company, a Burbank firm, and is billed as the first mass-produced electric bicycle. The bikes start at $1,399, said Jim Bird, sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → of AV Electric Bicycle Co. The bicycle is powered by two 12-volt, 17-amp batteries. The bike can travel about 15 miles on its battery power. It takes about 2-1/2 to three hours to charge. ``It's perfect for camping. There's no noise, no pollution,'' Bird said. ``It is accepted at state parks where motor bikes are not.'' The electric motor can be turned off with a thumb switch. The motor also disengages when the brakes are applied. Lancaster is promoting alternate transportation as part of its Project Blue Sky - an effort to encourage environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] modes of transportation and to attract clean industries and technology projects. ``It's another element of what we're trying to do to keep (our) air clean,'' Hearns said. The demonstration also signaled the start of Lancaster activities for Bicycle Safety Bicycle safety is the use of practices designed to reduce risk associated with cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example, the discussions as to whether bicycle helmets or cyclepaths really deliver improved safety. Month. During the month, the city will encourage riders to wear helmets and ride safely and also will push the idea of using bicycles to commute to work. During the month, bicycle safety videos will be shown in the parks and recreation lobby of City Hall during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a . Lancaster also is promoting California Bike Commute 1996 on May 16 when employees will be encouraged to ride to work. The city also is promoting the availability of bicycle lockers A bicycle locker is an enclosed storage unit meant to secure one bicycle. The interior of each locker is typically triangular in plan, to accommodate efficiently the wide handlebars of most bicycles. for rent at park-and-ride lots at Lancaster City Park, Eastside Park Eastside Park is a residential neighborhood in the Eastside of Paterson, New Jersey east of downtown. Once the home of the city's industrial and political leaders, the neighborhood experienced a significant downturn as industry fled Paterson. and the Metrolink station. Capping the activities, the second annual bicycle rodeo will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 2 on Lancaster Boulevard between 10th Street West and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling . The event will feature safety training sessions and bicycle inspections. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Lancaster Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
(2--color) Brian Hawley, director of community development, puts on safety gear. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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