you wanted a dirt bike. it was an expensive bike. your father said he would buy it if you would pay it off by working. and you were working at the time. who were you working for? >> my uncle tom. >> judge judy: your brother? >> good friend. >> judge judy: what were you doing for him? >> mowing lawns and orchard work. >> judge judy: and according to you, thomas, you had the bike at your dad's house, were putting money in a bank account, and your father was taking money out to pay off that bike. so far, right? >> yeah. >> judge judy: how much was the bike? >> $3,600. >> judge judy: how much did he pay back? >> $2,886. >> judge judy: so, he paid back $2,900, and, in addition, according to you, thomas, you purchased some equipment with your own money from your work. there came a time when you went to live with your mom, and you asked your father, "what was the payoff on the bike?" you wanted to pay it off, take it with you, and your father said no. and now you are suing him for all the money that you put into the bike and the equipment.

bike. rather it's the fastest electric bike designed and made in germany. electric bikes are all the rage. sales have increased dramatically and -- but this one is not aimed at the masses. >> taking a $60 -- taking a 60 thousand euro speed bike for a spin. the accelerate is on the handlebars but riders can also use pedal power. this rider is traveling at 40 kilometers an hour. but bikes can reach 100 kilometers an hour. >> it's incredible how much nour electric bike has. >> and this is where it's made. p.g. bikes in southern germany. in twipe the company's founder had the idea to build this luxury electric bike which officially isn't a bike at all. >> according to german and european standards, the black trail is a motor bike, so you need a motorcycle license to ride it or you can ride it like a mow ped or scooter. >> the company has been building bikes and ebikes for those who appreciate modern technology and novel design. the company's black trail model is attracting a lot of attention. i

on sunday, it is quite easy to take your bike. outside, it is only folding box and a provide enough bike parking. >> the public transport bicycle at the end of the trip, it is that a bike share program? is that a transit program? >> it is a bicycle sharing program. the bikes are not free. the cost 2.85 euros per day to use it. but it is growing very popular. >> on the issue of bikes and transit, in the u.s., a traditionally we have seen by? -- traditionally we have seen bicycle racks. we cannot really see that in europe. is it because of the size of the city? >> i think honestly, it would not be possible to do that in copenhagen is there are so many cyclists which would try to use that service. i think the system would break down. you could do it if you had few cyclists, i guess. we have examples of areas in denmark we have that system, but that is not in the dense areas. >> my name is neil. i am with the san francisco planning department. i wanted to go back to your goal of mass cycling and how to speak forcefully about the board

only has 1% trip share by bike. advantages and the benefits of cycling, very short but, which you can capitalize is the health part, the reduction of health costs because the effect of cycling on health are above expectations. it's nearly all diseases will have less risk of occurring when people have enough physical exercise and all the extra, the ideal means of physical exercise is about half an hour a day, medium-intensive exercise. so it's far better than going to the gym twice a week and then, very intensive sporting for two hours. and what is easier than having this bike trip into your daily commuting? then automatically you have your half an hour exercise and it's been shown in the managementerlands that people who sigh -- netherlands that people who cycle to work have more than people who don't. also the environment there are a lot of things you can capitalize because you don't have to invest on electric cars or transit or whatever to reduce the carbon dioxide, because the emissions of bicycle is zero. there

one is of course, the people who want to bike, to rent their bike, to have it repaired. on the other hand, it's part of a social economic project, so, therefore, it's also an initiative that i find personally very important. these are people who are unemployed but get into a working program in the bicycle service points. i think with this presentation, i hope i have given you a glance of how we in brussels try to enforce the cycling patrol and i don't think i have to tell you that it's of benefit for all of us, for our health, for a better neighborhood and also -- and that's a good thing, and also firms, banks, more and more are happy to put cycling in their mobility program because it's good for their image. if you come to brussels, you will see bicycles, for instance, indicated like this is the group. this is the bank. they really take it as an advertisement and part of their policy to show they are progressive because they have their employees on the bike and i think that will help us very much in the choices we make. so i would like to just thank you for your attenti

it is our belief that the number one thing that makes biking safer is more people biking. we're seeing recent improvements to market street in particular, attract more people biking, and i hear almost every day from mothers or women or people that maybe never bite before or did in other parts of the city, now choosing to do so here because it is safer -- maybe never biked before. supervisor chu: thank you. >> hello, good morning. i am the program director for san francisco's sunday streets program. i'm here today to speak in favor of parkwide llc's concession to rent bicycles in various locations in san francisco. my experience working with these three companies has really demonstrated -- they have rarely demonstrated their professionalism and dedication not only to the sport and recreation of cycling, but also to the city of san francisco. for the past three years, these three vendors have provided free bicycle rentals to sunday streets participants. to date, we have had 17 events over three years. they sent a team out to provide a fleet of bicycles, which are well-mainta

them on bikes. >> bikes with classic rides.es. games like elbin, bf goodrich, murray. remember hawthorn? >> that was the house brand for montgomery wards. >> selling nostalgia. >> definitely selling nostalgia in our industry. something we used to make in the united states and that is less and less of that all the time. >> jarred finds many of his bikes on the internet and especially from midwestern yard sales. he takes every bike apart piece by piece. >> things are rubbing. >> reporter: you are selling simplicity. >> they are simple, there is no question. i tell people you have to put air in the tires, go buy a bike pump. it is like you need a bike pump and you are good. >> reporter: and in a complicated world there is something appealing about that. as much as we might want to sometimes we can never bring back the past but with an old cruiser beneath your feet you can still ride it. from marin county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> sometimes the old ways are best, aren't they? let's go back and update the forecast. spencer, g

or people have to have wider bikes or folding bike.but having a heavy bike in a two-room apartment is very detrimental. i think that needs to be addressed in at san francisco. >> problems of bicycles and space needs. at least they're not having to carry their up cars up to their apartments. how you deal with that in copenhagen? >> i think people just throw their bicycle against the wall where they live normally. but it is a responsibility for the city. that is why we have parking spaces were people live and work and shop. -- where people live and work and shop. that is a discussion every time, what is adequate? >> in the netherlands, if you want to have a permit to build a house, it is mandatory that there is a place to park your bike. in rotterdam, they have the same situation. there, they put bicycle boxes on the street. the people who do not have space to park their by -- park their bike in the house, they can put their plight on the lockable shelters on the streets. in the netherlands, they provide for this problem. >> the amount o

do you deal with bike lanes in the same fashion? there was recently of a project on seventh street, and it close the sidewalk and a bike lane and put both of them -- i think you have to go to the other side of the streets for a pedestrian, and a bike lane was not there. do you have a process for that? there are a lot of bike lanes in the city. >> typically, the department to issue an occupancy permit for contractors to occupy the sidewalk and the parking lane, but we will not typically allow them to operate. in order for a contractor to take service, they would have to coordinate which is the mta -- with the mta board to another action. a good example would be the current building located at the corner with golden gate, where they need to take the bike lane, of a coordinated to find an alternative to location on an adjustment that can be made on these cases. >> thank you this 6 to 12 weeks is the reason for the delay in -- is that staff shortage for when things get easy it is going to go from 12 weeks to 12 months to two years? >> i

we are already seeing a huge demand for better biking in the city. right now, seven in 10 residents biked last year, and more and more, i'm seeing more visitors choosing to use bicycles as a mode of transportation through our city. some of the sales have outnumbered their sales on their fishermans wharf location, meaning that visitors to the city want to explore more downtown and go shopping and visit restaurants. what i have seen is that there is a huge demand for bike rental and sharing systems to of for visitors this option. we believe that allowing people to explore the city by bicycle will fuel the economy, connect visitors to restaurants and businesses all around the city. we have a vested interest in making sure that everybody on the bicycle

i am an electric bike tour guide. i have firsthand knowledge of bicycles and pedestrians and segways and bike lanes of san francisco, and i use the golden gate park, myself, quite a lot. navigating segways and bicycles and pedestrians is not only doable, but it is an everyday occurrence. it is easy and fun to do. thank you. >> good morning. i'm one of the tour guides -- i am a senior tour guide. i have been doing to was for over 500 years, both in san francisco, fisherman's wharf area, and in sausalito. probably got in sausalito, we do a lot of the group areas -- multi-use areas, sidewalks, boardwalks. that sort of thing. it is very fun and safe. the people in blue behind me, first and foremost, we are instructors, and then tour guides after that. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. my name is maria o'donnell. i am a segway tour guide with the electric for company. this is what we use so people can hear our instructions on the tour. it is a radio. we have individual earbuds which we hav

city car share, bike and roll, blazing saddles, they city bikes all provide necessary resources. the port, san francisco federal credit union. the exploratorium. you will hear later about the fisherman's wharf looks joining us march 20. thank you. [applause] ms sunday streets is all about biking, walking, and getting there by transit, so these are all very healthy activities. speaking of health the activities, we are pleased to have the department of public health as one of our major partners. i would like to introduce christine from the health department. [applause] >> good afternoon. shape up san francisco is so excited that we are once again doing sunday streets. it is the perfect epitome of what shape of san francisco is about, creating environments that make it easy and fun for people to get out there and play, be physically active. liveable streets is incredibly important to this. i'm grateful to the city as a whole for offering this fun, safe places for people to get out and play. that is all i have to say. thank you. [applause] >> as susan mentioned earlier, one of our ma

just to pull out a few points, i heard from a woman who has biked for many years. not until these required right turns went in did she feel safe an d comfortable. another woman often takes the s- line. i also want to applaud the efforts of the staff. they put in this trial, which, as you know, making any change on market street is very difficult. through their work and through the constant flexibility and change, what we have today is a very strong improvement for taking transit in san francisco. i encourage you to make these changes permanent. >> i also want to urge you to make this permanent. you know by now that it saves a minute earth so on every bus ride in the city. it is probably easier to improve. the other thing that you want to work at, i hope you can figure out a way to enforce this. that is always a crucial issue. >> i am in very strong support of this. when the trial started, i was not on the mta board. when i found out we were speeding up transit, that got my attention. we had a 3% increase. it is fabulous. another thing. when we got the e-mail, readi

over 500 bike racks. there is another 15 bike network projects on the books already to be completed before the end of the fiscal year, so this is a significant project, still playing catch-up to the couple of years we had to spend without doing much on this issue. there is more detail, but given the time, you can see that and ask questions later. the last thing i have on my report is a warm welcome to our new office manager, who is sitting to the right of our clerk. she has, before joining us -- she just joined us last week. she was a bookkeeper and business operations manager for a small consulting firm, and she has experience as a mediator. she has a b.a. in transportation studies from washington, d.c., and an m.b.a. from san francisco state, and i'm sure this is her own contribution to the report. she rides her bike every day for transportation and for fun, and weather permitting, she tries to write 100 miles each week. she has participated in the first california climate right 340 miles from eureka in

. >> i guess he talked about the bikes but i want to let you know i was hit by a bike riding on the sidewalk and you mentioned you would make the sidewalks wider. don't you think the bike riders will ride there. where they going to go? i think you should take care of that first and not widen or make the streets more narrow because the bike riders are going to go on the sidewalk more and also i would like to know how i go about having bumps put on the street between shock well and 26th and 25th because they ride through there like race. >> on the question how to get bumps on your street. bridget smith will be happy to work with you on that. widening the sidewalks to negligent bikes, i completely agree we want to take care of the lanes and that's an issue we've discussed a lot. reckon hillary and how wide the streets should be and how much space needed for bicyclists and traffic in general. >> regarding the speed bumps we have applications in the back by traffic calming that people can pick up today and let us know about your needs to let you know. >> this gentlemen had his and up next. >> mr.

i had this bike. this is my bike. they want it back? >> some just want to talk about it. that's wear their experiences and reflect their eras. >> they had fins into late 50s on cars. kids wanted a war. >> there are brands like bf goodrich, do you remember hawthorne? >> house brand for montgomery ward's. >> are you selling know no stall gentleman? >> definitely and our history. >> something we used to make in the united states. there is list of that all the time. >> and he finds many bikes on the internet. especially from mid western yard sales he takes them apart piece by piece. >> things are rubbing. >> they're simple no. question. i tell people you've got to put air into tires. go buy a bike pump. you need a pump. and you're good. >> and in a complicated world there is something appealing about that and we can never bring back the past but with an old cruiser, you can still ride it. in marin county wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> good stuff. >> yes. >> spring training has now come to an end for both a's and giants. >> coming up larry beil a rig big roster move today. ther

i am an electric bike tour guide. i have firsthand knowledge of bicycles and pedestrians and segways and bike lanes of san francisco, and i use the golden gate park, myself, quite a lot. navigating segways and bicycles and pedestrians is not only doable, but it is an everyday occurrence. it is easy and fun to do. thank you. >> good morning. i'm one of the tour guides

through it, and we ride bikes together on bike trails, and we do it a lot, and i am actually a very good bike rider, and i don't fall anymore. diana: i think it's important to actually discuss it because, like you said, there are different things that you can do in order to promote safety such as carrying a flashlight, just being more careful, or trying to keep in the back of your mind, you know, when dusk is going to happen and try to get to your destination before then. narrator: where does usher syndrome come from? usher syndrome is always genetic. ushers is an inherited condition, not from one parent, but both. kimberling: the reason why it's this way is because it takes two for usher syndrome to happen. it takes a gene, a specific gene, coming from mom and one coming from dad, and they have to come together. the interesting consequence of that, since mom and dad have to be so-called carriers, is that you seldom see usher syndrome occurring in other family members. narrator: parents of deaf children are confronted with many choices regarding communication and education. some cho

pedestrian, biking, mta public transit, and others streetscapes issues? it i know that there is some in here, but there has been a discussion about biking permits and other things. >> do you want to take any of these things? >> the way that this was done, as brian mentioned, this will enable us to improve the streets, and in doing so, we are working on the backlog. the general fund, for pothole repair, and maintenance. street resurfacing would allow us to work down the backlog. whenever we resurface the street and go through an intersection, we do those, as well. for the amount of funds that we need, being prepared to meet our responsibilities under the transition plan for the public right of way, but that is all that is in the number of the proposed capital plan, and the balance is for the sidewalks and for the financing and oversight costs. the previous street bond, the $309 billion from 2009, included funds for st. structures which are bridges and stairways it, and we had a small amount of that. this is like what we did on valencia or divisidero. there

i have numerous friends who bike to caltrain every day to go down to the peninsula including a friend who is an english as a second language teacher, and he also does not have a car. i wanted to mention a couple of reasons why i think caltrain is so important. i believe it encourages walking and bicycling to trains, and i think there are a number of common good reasons including lower carbon dioxide emissions, better air quality. it is also an affordable option for people who cannot afford to drive a. and it decreases traffic for people who must drive, and it lowers gas costs for drivers because the commute is shorter. as far as solutions, i would recommend deferring any cuts and keeping all trains running until may until an emergency two-year solution is worked out. i am committed to advocate for the long term funding for caltrain if short-term solutions are found now. thank you. supervisor mar: thank you. please come forward. >> hello. i live in the mission terrace neighborhood of san francisco, and i'm here because i am concerned about potential cuts to caltrain. i have a lot of co

sharing, bike paths, walking paths, car sharing, a transportation demand mlingt system, monthly trn sit subsidies per unit and a direct rail connection would in fact see higher transit, walking and bike mode share. however, or conservative and not understate the impacts, this takes a more conservative view. i think, in anything, supervisor mirkarimi, we've understated what is the potential. what we don't want to do is present a rosie picture. i don't know of any portion of the city where you're adding density that you don't have congestion. we've heard repeatedly that the washington, d.c. is not accommodating its share of growth. the inevitable outcome of such a policy is thereby will be increased trip generation. there will be no auto trips. that is absolutely correct. just is there are more auto trips when we had -- add housing anywhere in san francisco. it is our aspiration and great hope that this design will experience less auto trips as a total share of that trip generation. but supervisor avalos, that's correct, there will be more auto trips out here. >> i want to thank super