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Motorcycle with Two Front Wheels and Speed-Variable Wheeltrack
August 2006
 This vehicle concept combines attributes of both two and four wheels together to enable a two wheeler that changes its wheel track according to its speed – at low speeds the two front wheels have a wide track which reduces with increased speed until the wheels are together.
The idea behind the radical wheel arrangement is that it enables a motorcycle and rider to be fully enclosed and capable of supporting itself at standstill in order to create a low risk category vehicle.
“Motorcycles are economic in terms of energy consumption, road usage and parking space ,” says designer Haim Haleva from the College for Teachers of Technology in Tel Aviv.
“The problem is that they are dangerous, because a small bump can become a severe accident.
Every year throughout the world, thousands of two wheels riders pay a heavy price, sometimes losing their life because they have chosen an economical, fast and environmentally sound form of transport.”
“If we could make two wheelers acceptably safe for the masses, we could solve many of the urban transport problems.”
Link to article and pictures http://tinyurl.com/me9b3
MAG Comment: Something to discuss at your local group meetings.
Have they missed the point of what a motorcycle is?
Do you think there is a difference between a motorcyclist who commutes and a commuter who uses a motorcycle/scooter/moped.
Would this concept reduce injuries and accidents or have they lost the plot?
Comments to: Trevor Baird public-affairs@mag-uk.org
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