http://www.wfa.com/story/news/local/dallas-county/2015/06/12/tour-carts-in-dealey-plaza-operating-illegally/71106504/ Tour carts in Dealey Plaza operating illegally Jason Whitely, WFAA June 12, 2015
[images / WFAA http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2015/06/12/WFAA/WFAA/635696684945980495-0612-tour-carts.JPG http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/2015/06/12/WFAA/WFAA/635696685374058215-0612-tour-carts-3.JPG Ricardo Hernandez (center, in hat) owns Dallas City Tour, but just found out that his two newest vehicles are not permitted by the city to operate on the road video flash Ricardo Hernandez owns Dallas City Tour, but just found out that his two newest vehicles are not permitted by the city to operate on the road. News 8's Jason Whitely has more ] DALLAS – Downtown tourism has few characters more spirited than Ricardo Hernandez, 39. But he's a little sore at the city. "I feel like the city is looking for another reason to stop me from doing business," Hernandez said. "I don't feel like they are picking on me, I feel like they are looking for new rules and regulations to slow me down." Hernandez owns Dallas City Tour, but just found out that his two newest vehicles – open-air electric carts adorned with longhorns – are not permitted by the city to operate on the road. "As far as I know, there wasn't an ordinance for them," he told News 8. "A year ago, there wasn't an ordinance, so why check again?" They have seat belts and Hernandez said he carries insurance. Temporary paper tags are taped behind the ad on the rear of the vehicle. Hernandez said he first started giving tours in them three weeks ago – $15 for a 45-minute drive around the Central Business District. But he isn't supposed to carry paying passengers without Dallas' "transportation-for-hire" permit. The city passed this new ordinance late last year, but it didn't go into effect until April. Despite a $500 fine, Hernandez said he will not park his ride and wait for the city to process his paperwork. "They're stopping out here on Elm Street, in one of the busiest streets in downtown Dallas," said Farris Rookstool III, a JFK historian. He is suspect of the new open-air electric carts and worries they're unsafe for unknowing tourists in an already-congested area. "If it's slow moving," Rookstool continued, "they're supposed to have a slow-moving vehicle sign attached to the back of the vehicle." Hernandez dismisses the concern, and said the carts he calls "Cruzers" are street-legal, despite currently operating illegally while ferrying passengers to popular attractions. [© wfa.com] ... http://www.dallascitytour.com/ Dallas City Tour For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/6/15/There-s-An-Arsonist-Out-There-On-The-Hunt-For-Chevrolet-Volts-7727499/ Jerk Arsonist Hunting Volt pih http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/06/four-chevrolet-volts-torched-by-jerk-arsonist-in-novato-california/ ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Arsonist-attack-on-four-Volt-pih-Novato-CA-dealership-v-tp4676129.html Arsonist attack on four Volt pih @Novato-CA dealership (v) https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-uses-old-volt-batteries-183622891.html GM uses old Volt pih batteries to power office-building ... http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098734_chevy-nissan-reveal-second-life-uses-for-electric-car-batteries Chevy,Nissan Reveal Second-Life For Used Plugin Batteries http://www.mix96.co.uk/news/local/1640939/more-electric-car-charging-points-for-aylesbury/ Three more EVSE for Aylesbury.uk + EVLN: Rabelli and Kopacka's Kochi.in to London.uk solar-etuk road-trip {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Hernandez-longhorn-dallascitytour-com-nEVs-harassed-v-tp4676394.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
