The Freedom Machine: Details
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Most people don't realize that our government exerts very few rules over motorcycles. 2 or 3 wheelers are looked at as being the same. This is good. 4 wheelers have the overbearing requirements.

Therefore, to make things easy, I propose that a Freedom Machine need only meet motorcycle requirements, minus the minimum horsepower requirements. I think we will find that 12 horsepower will be enough power, once the vehicle is streamlined. At present, 12 hp is not legal on freeways. We need to change the rules.
Motorcyle or motorscooter?
What is the difference between a motorcycle and motorscooter? The FIM has rules that separate the two. For example, the FIM says to be a scooter, the engine has to be a part of the swing arm.

Huh?

I think this is a mistake. They may like that in Europe, but this is a silly requirement in the US. As we begin to develop the streamlined, fuel efficient Freedom Machine, there will be no meaningful differences to differentiate a scooter from a cycle.

Restored Freedoms: We have mentioned that anyone with a Freedom Machine would be able to go on freeways as fast as 100 mpg (4¢) per mile would allow. Is this cool or what? By the way, it is generally believed that it may not really be possible to go 100 mph at 4¢ a mile with petroleum based fuels. Possibly with home based roof top solar panels, tho.

Isn't this the kind of innovation we want?

Freedom Machine operators would also be able to park as close or closer to our destination as the handicapped. After all, if handicapped want to park closer, they too can drive a Freedom Machine too.

Surely, licensing fees and taxing can be held to an absolute minimum. Freedom Machines, by their very nature, will be lightweight and small. Our roads will hardly notice that they are there. Isn't it in the best interest of our country to encourage the owning and riding of these machines?

I must emphasize that:

"Nobody should be required to have or drive Freedom Machines. You should always have the freedom to drive what you want".

Certification: Government controlled certifications seem to produce bogus results. Who can believe the window sticker claimed fuel consumption figures? I propose public certification events - - maybe at car or motorcycle events - that test and demonstrate the actual performance of all Freedom Machine want-to-be s.

Participating manufacturers will be required to certify that their production machines will produce the same results. After production actually begins, a random selection from the assembly line would suffice as their entry into the next piublic contest.

Why cheat? How would cheating help solve our problem?

This page upgraded Aug 18, 2008
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