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| 2008-09-09 |
| The inspiration for the cycle came when 18 year old Ben Gulak visited China in 2006 and was amazed at the overwhelming pollution that completely blocked the view of the surrounding country as his airplane came in for landing. He realized that much of that smog was coming from the thousands of motor scooters whizzing through the streets and figured that there had to be a better way. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #6 It's a Harley-Davidson Segway! |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-09-09 16:47 |
| #5 Like that in Vietnam as well - yeah there aren't that many cars but millions of scooters, couldn't help but feel like I was following moses when crossing the street. Had the same thought AlanC - saw scooters with the family of 4, one carrying 4 cases of beer, and one I'll never forget: he had a full length mirror placed between himself and the steering, reflection side to his face, smoking a cigerette. When you see how much they carry on tiny motor bikes you get some idea how they ran such a huge logistics train in Laos and Cambodia. |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2008-09-09 16:43 |
| #4 I can beat that- while waiting for a bus on a street in Seoul, ROK, I spotted a motorbike - with a full-sized refrigerator-freezer balanced upright on the back of it, behind the driver! I thought - oh, geeze, there is a guy with confidence in his sense of balance! (and how the hell did he get that refrigerator up on the back of the bike anyway?) |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2008-09-09 12:55 |
| #3 Like that in Vietnam as well - yeah there aren't that many cars but millions of scooters, couldn't help but feel like I was following moses when crossing the street. Had the same thought AlanC - saw scooters with the family of 4, one carrying 4 cases of beer, and one I'll never forget: he had a full length mirror placed between himself and the steering, reflection side to his face, smoking a cigerette. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-09-09 12:13 |
| #2 Neat, interesting. Practical or cost effective? Not there yet. Everyone seems to want electric stuff but don't want to build power plants or power transmission infrastructure. Strange. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-09-09 12:10 |
| #1 Where do you put the groceries? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-09-09 10:02 |