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by KD5NRH
Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:27 am
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MeMelYup wrote:1st they license the bicycle. 2nd they require you to have no fault insurance. 3rd anyone over 6 years old must have a riders license to ride on streets or roads.
I new a guy that received a ticket for speeding (doing 37 in a 25 zone) on a bicycle. The judge threw it out with the warning not to appear in his court again.
I once noticed that traffic wasn't passing me at all on a divided 4-lane as I was heading home in the morning rush. Fortunately, the cop wasn't bored enough to give me a ticket for 23 in a 20 school zone on a bicycle. :oops:
by KD5NRH
Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:39 am
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dave_in_austin wrote:There are of course, other ways to figure the fair cost for a bicycle, but I think that any calculation that has a reasonably realistic representation of the public cost of having a bike use the public roadway will come up with a number that is not worth collecting.
That has been the ultimate reason given in all of the places that have stopped mandatory bike registration.
by KD5NRH
Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:30 am
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Pyrat wrote:The bike guys have this saying "Share the Road". It only seems fair we share the expense.
Considering that most road maintenance money comes from property taxes, what makes you think they don't?

Maybe there should be a surcharge for road users with low property values.

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