[DVBC] FW: QR alert part deux
Len Zanetich
freewheelinguy at verizon.net
Sat Jun 16 21:02:32 EDT 2007
Thought I would forward this email I received. Our representatives are
protecting us again. Jack****.
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From: Patty Woodworth [mailto:patty at actionwheels.com]
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Subject: QR alert part deux
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16 June 2007
Hello again,
I've received emails concerning the new quick release bill in NJ. There is
some confusion about whether it includes adult bicycles. It does, trust me.
I have included a news article and a copy of the bill. Read up then take
action. You should contact YOUR state representative. (Follow the link at
the very bottom.) Please take the few minutes required and help us defeat
this action.
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Article from 6.15.07 out of Trenton
also, please read last page, lines 9-11 of the link
New Jersey Passes Bill Banning Quick Release Wheels
By Lynette Carpiet
JUNE 15, 2007 -- TRENTON, NJ (BRAIN)--The New Jersey bicycle business may be
in serious trouble unless retailers and suppliers take immediate action.
State legislators earlier this week approved a bill banning the sale of all
bikes equipped with current quick release wheels and tabbed tips.
Under the bill, it would be illegal to sell bicycles with quick release
wheels unless they met performance specifications that are not commercially
available. Assembly bill A2686, which was introduced in February 2006,
passed in the assembly with a vote of 77-3 and is now headed to the Senate
Commerce Committee.
While originally drafted to ban quick release wheels on children's bikes,
the bill was recently amended to include bikes with 20-inch or larger
wheels. It also stipulates that the secondary retention device on a wheel
meet certain specifications, including that it activate automatically and
always prevent wheel separation.
"It's being promoted as a bill intended to protect children," said Bob
Burns, Trek's legal counsel and spokesman for the Bicycle Product Suppliers
Association. "But the language would make every bicycle with quick release
currently for sale in New Jersey illegal. This bill is not intended just for
children's bikes."
Furthermore, Burns said there's currently no secondary retention device on
the market that would comply with the bill. "No system always retains the
wheel," he said. "Even the bolted axle, if the bolts aren't on right, the
kid's in trouble. As of right now, there's nothing on the floor that meets
this definition and nothing on the horizon that is commercially proven."
For the past year, the BPSA had been working with Assemblyman Paul Moriarty,
the bill's sponsor, on alternate language that would not prohibit the use of
quick releases. The BPSA is now encouraging all dealers to contact New
Jersey state senators and voice their opposition to the bill.
While it's likely that the bill as written would be pre- empted by federal
regulations that currently define how a quick release should perform, the
law would still be in effect until a successful legal challenge was mounted
in the courts.
"Bicycles are regulated by the Feds. If you start getting state-by-state
regulation of bicycles, it will make selling bicycles in the U.S. very
burdensome and extremely expensive for manufacturers and retailers," Burns
said.
"We need to get the New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee to listen to us and
get them to consider the impact the bill would have on the bicycle business
in New Jersey," he added.
The newest re-write of the bill is attached below. Go to page two lines 9-11
to see that it WILL affect you.
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Legislators running amuck
send them an email
Or give them a call. Find out who represents you and make it known that you
disagree with the current bill A2686 as it sits. These are the sponsors of
the bill, not necessarily your representative.
Assemblyman Bramnick ph# 908-232-3673
Assemblyman Gusciora ph# 609-292-0500
Assemblywoman Voss ph# 201-346-6400
Assemblyman Mayer ph# 856-227-5900
Assemblyman Moriarty ph # 856-232-6700
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Talking points and an Action Plan
for you to use when making your point
Talking points:
New Jersey Assembly Bill No. 2686 would make it illegal to sell any bicycle
including ADULT bicycles with current quick releases;
- It is wrongly promoted as being directed only to children's bicycles;
- This will have an immediate, significant, adverse impact on:
a. New Jersey Bicycle consumers
b. New Jersey Bicycle dealers
None of the bicycles currently on the market could meet the standard in
Assembly Bill 2686
- This would IMMEDIATELY shut down the bicycle retail business in New Jersey
- The Bill would require a quick release retention system on adult bikes
that:
a. Works AUTOMATICALLY
b. ALWAYS retains the wheel
There is no commercially available system that meets this impossible
standard.
-The Quick Release has been in use for over 50 years
-On today's commercial bicycles, bikes with Quick Releases also come with
redundant retention.
-A properly used Quick Release is SAFER than a bicycle with a bolted axle.
Assembly Bill 2686 is ill advised because:
a. It is not directed only at Children's bikes;
b. It will shut down the New Jersey Bicycle business;
c. It will be pre-empted by Federal Law that already regulates bicycles
quick releases.
Action Plan:
The Bill should be tabled or sent to Senate Committee so that its full
implications can be understood.
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Please forward this to anyone who might be willing to help,
Patty
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