Lawson, MO, bicyclist convicted for "pushing bicycle"

I wanted to ride my Gold Wing motorcycle (as quiet as a car) down to Pebble
Beach in
Calif (it is a private road, all 17 miles).. they solved the
loud motorcycle problem by banning all motorcycles. It's just easier to
enforce. Same with some parks. Ban them all..

And, it makes things a lot easier. No ''well, you let him ride in, why not
me
(potato, potato, potato)...''
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Arne, USA


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NoBodyHome
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It's not made clear in any part of the story why this law
exists to create such a specific "no bicycle zone". Brent,
do you know?

The reason the Lawson city people give is something to do
with kids dangerously riding their bikes around the business
district. One story has a kid riding & the sidewalk and
hitting and elderly lady. Another story has kids riding
along the street and "almost" getting hit by someone backing
out of a parking space
...
one of the points the local cyclists have continually made
to the city officials is that this is a legitimate problem

It sure doesn't sound like a legitimate problem: it sounds like a
high-handed solution in search of a problem.

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"Surely investigation is better than unthinking faith.
Surely reason is a better guide than fear."
-- R.G. Ingersoll