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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 1975
Chairmen can be
males or females
The ‘moped’: a motorized bike
Editor:
I noticed in Tuesday’s Battalion
that you don’t like the word “ch
airman ”, because you think it ca
rries a masculine connotation. I also
noticed that you consider the
Merriam-Webster Dictionary as the
authority of usage. Now, I hope you
will take time to look in your
Merriam-Webster at the definition
of “chairman”, or take my word for
what it says. “The presiding officer
of a meeting or an organization or
committee” could be a male or a fe
male.
David Anderson
Invalid ramps
Editor:
I would like to commend Texas
A&M University for the job it has
done in the past few years, and is
continuing to do, to help the ha
ndicapped student get around ca
mpus.
There are an increasing number
of disabled parking spaces on ca
mpus, all of which are wider than
average to allow people in wh
eelchairs easy access. Wheelchair
ramps are being added to buildings
which have not had them before.
And, many sidewalks on campm
now have curb to street slopes, alsc
allowing easier wheelchair move
ment.
This is great — the result of much
thoughtful planning. But it is all of
nothing unless the other students
here at Aggieland are more th
oughtful themselves.
A disabled parking space isn’t
worth much when it is filled by the
car of someone perfectly capable of
walking a little extra distance. It is
meant for a person who is NOT cap
able of that.
Wheelchair ramps are to relieve
people in chairs or on crutches the
hassle of going up or down steps/;
But even that might be easier than*
dodging the bicycles that are in
variably parked on the ramps.
When all this construction is fi
nished, A&M will have a beautiful
campus. Let’s make it beautiful for
all the students, and give the ha
ndicapped a little extra considera
tion.
David Roop
Thanks
Editor:
I just would like to take this op
portunity to thank all of you Fight
ing Texas Aggies for the tremendous
warm welcome that you gave my
self and all the other ole Army yell-
leaders at midnight yell practice and
at the S.M.U. game! Also I want to
thank the present yell leaders for gi
ving me a chance to say a few ole
Army words at yell practice after the
game on the steps of the Y. And a
very special thanks to the fish of
Devil D, F-l, Sq. 2, and all the ot
hers who helped take me to the fish
pond after yell practice. That was
only my second trip to the fish pond
and it was over five years in coming,
but it was well worth the wait! Th
ere’s no greater people than the Ag
gies! All the way to the Cotton Bowl
and just beat the hell out of ev
eryone that gets in our way! Gig ’em
Aggies.
David Hoelscher
(Yell leader, 1970)
SLOUCH
Jim Earle
• . State-wide, fair weather is expected, with one excep
tion — College Station! They will experience what has come
to be known as a ‘Bonfire Monsoon’!”
Associated Press
It looks like a fat bicycle or an un
dernourished motorcycle, but it’s
really the motorized bicycle or
“moped,” a machine fast becoming
the newest American transportation
rage.
One must pedal the moped in
order to get it started, but once in
action, it can obtain speeds as high
as 30 miles per hour with the aid of a
small one-to-two-horsepower en-
gine.
Long a practical and popular me
thod of transit in parts of Europe,
Bermuda and the Caribbean, the
motorized bike only became legal
for sale in this country last year
when the federal government issued
safety standards. So far 10 states
have legalized the moped for use on
their highways.
Enthusiasts say the federal move
was triggered by the national energy
crunch, the faltering economy and
concerns for cleaner air.
“Fifty per cent of working people
in America live within five miles of
work. The motorized bicycle is the
most feasible, cheapest way of mo
torized transportation known to
humanity,” said J. David Jones.
Jones is a somewhat prejudiced
source; he’s president of American
Garelli East, an Italian bike man-,
ufacturer, but if the booming mo
torcycle industry is any indicator,
mopeds should have plenty of ma
rket appeal.
Mopeds weigh between 56 and
100 pounds, get up to 220 miles per
gallon and cost between $300 and
$499. They’re also quieter than mo
torcycles and automobiles, su
pporters say.
“Every' time I ride a motorized
bike I smile, said Mark Rosenker of
the Motorized Bicycle Association,
an industry trade group. “I never
met anyone who didn’t giggle a little
bit and smile. It’s fun to ride and I
can fill up my gas tank for 37 cents.”
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There are 50 million mopeds in
use all over the world, according to
Serge Sequin, chairman of the as
sociation and vice president of Mo-
tobecane, another manufacturer. In
the United States, some 50,000 pe
ople ride the machines.
So far, the only states to pass me
asures in their legislatures legalizing
the machine are Virginia, North Ca-
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Speed limits and engine capacity
differ from state to state. In Ca
lifornia, the speed limit is 30
m.p.h., while in New Jersey, the
limit is placed at 25 m.p.h. New Je
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“Engines cannot be souped up,”
said Rosenker. “It’s just not pr
actical.”
When lobbying in state le
gislatures, he said, the association
encourages the lawmakers to try the
bike.
“They realize it’s a slow-moving
bike and not a motorcycle,” said Ro-
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Lobbying against mopeds is llfl
motorcycle industry which chi*I
the motorized bike needs greatera I
fety training for its riders. Ital
moped enthusiasts say the industnl
is afraid sales of mopeds might k|
into motorcycles.
[Brad Foster
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