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  NYS laws force unwanted oil consumption

  The stranglehold that the taxi and automobile lobbyist have on alternative transportation modes in New York State needs to be challenged. This strangle hold is forcing enslavement on oil where it can be easily eliminated.
  In NYC they have been successful in banning small electric assist motors on pedicabs and also passing legislation banning pedicabs from NYC streets.
   If you are outside NYC, there is poor or non-existent public transit. You are forced to waste money and fuel since you need to use a car  to do local  errands and get to the train station.  Bicycles do not work very well in the Westchester area since it very hilly east- west. The current available solo electric transport devices could take the place of a large percentage  of local trips, however  Gov Spitzer has deemed Segways illegal on NYS roads.  I have never ridden one, but i think they or the next generation would be perfect for the Hudson River towns and doing my shopping without the need for a drop of gas.
  Zipcar or velo bike type subscription  would enable the short term use without the need for purchase, maintenance  or storage.
  They would also be great for the transporting of people from the metro north train stations to the   restaurants and coffee shops in the business districts. The BD usually is ¼ to ½ mile from the sea level train station and at the top of a hill.   Every weekend that i return via the train from outdoor activities, i imagine how a Segway rental rack would enable  me and other hungry hikers to patronize the restaurants in towns like Peekskill and Tarrytown.The business would get a huge increase in a different clientele, since a completely new crowd of customer would fill their stores. The big complaint of the river town business owners have is not enough parking.  This would give them access to a completely new group that does not need parking.  
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