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Kevster
 USA
Ultimate commuter bicycle Printer Friendly Version
Over ten years ago the ultimate fluid drive bicycle was invented by Douglas Brackett. This idea will transform that invention into the ultimate augmented drive cycling machine for commuters by introducing a micro-engine driven hydraulic rotory pump that feeds the same hub motor as does the variable piston pump driven by the pedal cranks. A control/relief valve will govern the top speed to meet legal requirements regardless the engine speed.
Reward: The duel independent drive systems will meet Federal requirements for cycling streets and trails w/o any need for license, registration or insurance. The problems this closed system will solve are: exhausting commutes, chain, rear tire and friction wheel excessive wear and maintenance/replacements; bike imbalance due to side mounted engines; and inconvenient adjustments for wet weather conditions. Other rewards include the 200 mpg ecomomy of using a micro-engine as well as its possible application on a fold up bike. An all round happy ride. 

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Robert Tyldesley
 United Kingdom
Travel lite Printer Friendly Version
Today airline passengers travelling on "low cost" airlines do not want to waste their precious luggage allowance checking in heavy suitcases. Many low cost airlines restrict passengers to exceedingly low permitted weights of check in luggage. Ryanair allow 15 kilo and charge $20+ per kilo for excess. There is a market for a strong ultra lightweight wheeled carrier combined with for an ultra lightweight bag. Ideal would be a "hi tec" folding wheeled carrier which can be used in combination with "check in" and "carry on" luggage. The days of "designer label luggage" could be over if the traveller could opt for a trusted engineering product which would deliver a practical solution to a 21st century problem. Have more ideas about this design.
Reward: Contribution to an agreed charity 

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kentsin
 Macau
Managing parking slots : reserve Printer Friendly Version
We manage parking slots in a first come first use policy. This idea change it to reserve and use.
Combine with network, the parking slots are allocated with reservation. This have many benefits:
1. No waste of time and gas.

2. You may always plan for a best route before.

3. No parking meters required. Just a networked reserved system.

4. Works well even on high demand situation, in a sport event, every body reserve their parking slots, and people can not reserve one have no hope.

5. Never forgot where you park your car
The key success of this scheme is police strictly and promptly remove cars that occupy un-reserved parking slot.
After the discipline develops, people will adapt to the new system.
When you want to go out, you may not have a specific destination, when you want to park into a slot, check it with your car computer or a mobile phone, if it is available then you reserve it and park, if it is not, you were suggest a secondary choice, then you may reserve and park.
When you reserve a parking slot, you enter the time you want it. You release the parking slot when you do not need it. You pay for the cost during. A monthly bill will sent to you and you pay it as your electrict bill.
In case of car parks with entry control, it can be issue a reservation on the spot. The reservation will allocated the nearest parking slot for you.

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