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Bicycle laws to become uniform 8in Ohio
Bicycle laws to become uniform
Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." Until now, local governments could regulate bicycles as they saw fit. As a result, bicycle rules differ from community to community. For example, local ordinances in Broadview Heights say all bicyclists must ride on the sidewalk. In neighboring North Royalton, they must ride on the street. The sidewalk rule will be invalid when the new state law goes into effect. Municipalities retain some freedom, but now, when there are special local bicycling laws, such as requiring riders to wear a helmet or ride in a single line, communities must post signs spelling those out. The new law also gets rid of some bad regulations passed government officials who did not understand proper bicycle operation, said Fred Oswald, an Ohio Bicycle Federation board member who lives in Middleburg Heights. "The people who write these ordinances don't understand bicycling," Oswald said. "They think of them as toys." Oswald pointed to regulations mandating riding on sidewalks as an example. Sidewalk cycling - except for the youngest riders - is unsafe, he said, because motorists are often surprised by cyclists' sudden appearances at intersections and driveways. Some years ago, Oswald created a list that graded the bicycling laws of about 65 northeast Ohio communities. Olmsted Falls was among the cities that received an F-minus, mainly because of an ordinance mandating bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. Publication date: 08-31-2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....WS01/608310368 |
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"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message
... Bicycle laws to become uniform Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." Until now, local governments could regulate bicycles as they saw fit. As a result, bicycle rules differ from community to community. For example, local ordinances in Broadview Heights say all bicyclists must ride on the sidewalk. In neighboring North Royalton, they must ride on the street. The sidewalk rule will be invalid when the new state law goes into effect. Municipalities retain some freedom, but now, when there are special local bicycling laws, such as requiring riders to wear a helmet or ride in a single line, communities must post signs spelling those out. The new law also gets rid of some bad regulations passed government officials who did not understand proper bicycle operation, said Fred Oswald, an Ohio Bicycle Federation board member who lives in Middleburg Heights. "The people who write these ordinances don't understand bicycling," Oswald said. "They think of them as toys." Oswald pointed to regulations mandating riding on sidewalks as an example. Sidewalk cycling - except for the youngest riders - is unsafe, he said, because motorists are often surprised by cyclists' sudden appearances at intersections and driveways. Some years ago, Oswald created a list that graded the bicycling laws of about 65 northeast Ohio communities. Olmsted Falls was among the cities that received an F-minus, mainly because of an ordinance mandating bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. Publication date: 08-31-2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....WS01/608310368 Three cheers and a tiger for Ohio finally entering the 20th century. Except for Chicago, we used to have fairly uniform bicycling regulations in Illinois, but we're going backwards as the suburbs spell out their own rules. Charles of Schaumburg. |
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Bicycle laws to become uniform 8in Ohio
"Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message ... Bicycle laws to become uniform Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." Until now, local governments could regulate bicycles as they saw fit. As a result, bicycle rules differ from community to community. For example, local ordinances in Broadview Heights say all bicyclists must ride on the sidewalk. In neighboring North Royalton, they must ride on the street. The sidewalk rule will be invalid when the new state law goes into effect. Municipalities retain some freedom, but now, when there are special local bicycling laws, such as requiring riders to wear a helmet or ride in a single line, communities must post signs spelling those out. The new law also gets rid of some bad regulations passed government officials who did not understand proper bicycle operation, said Fred Oswald, an Ohio Bicycle Federation board member who lives in Middleburg Heights. "The people who write these ordinances don't understand bicycling," Oswald said. "They think of them as toys." Oswald pointed to regulations mandating riding on sidewalks as an example. Sidewalk cycling - except for the youngest riders - is unsafe, he said, because motorists are often surprised by cyclists' sudden appearances at intersections and driveways. Some years ago, Oswald created a list that graded the bicycling laws of about 65 northeast Ohio communities. Olmsted Falls was among the cities that received an F-minus, mainly because of an ordinance mandating bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. Publication date: 08-31-2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....WS01/608310368 Now if they in Ohio will deal with the elecion fraud perpetrated with Diebold and all that. |
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total sham "MykalCrooks" wrote in message news:CvRJg.10594$nR2.6164@trnddc03... "Garrison Hilliard" wrote in message ... Bicycle laws to become uniform Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." Until now, local governments could regulate bicycles as they saw fit. As a result, bicycle rules differ from community to community. For example, local ordinances in Broadview Heights say all bicyclists must ride on the sidewalk. In neighboring North Royalton, they must ride on the street. The sidewalk rule will be invalid when the new state law goes into effect. Municipalities retain some freedom, but now, when there are special local bicycling laws, such as requiring riders to wear a helmet or ride in a single line, communities must post signs spelling those out. The new law also gets rid of some bad regulations passed government officials who did not understand proper bicycle operation, said Fred Oswald, an Ohio Bicycle Federation board member who lives in Middleburg Heights. "The people who write these ordinances don't understand bicycling," Oswald said. "They think of them as toys." Oswald pointed to regulations mandating riding on sidewalks as an example. Sidewalk cycling - except for the youngest riders - is unsafe, he said, because motorists are often surprised by cyclists' sudden appearances at intersections and driveways. Some years ago, Oswald created a list that graded the bicycling laws of about 65 northeast Ohio communities. Olmsted Falls was among the cities that received an F-minus, mainly because of an ordinance mandating bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. Publication date: 08-31-2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....WS01/608310368 Now if they in Ohio will deal with the elecion fraud perpetrated with Diebold and all that. |
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I've ridden in Ohio for 30 years and hadn't there were cycling
laws, let along inconsistent onces. There's a way of riding a bike inconspicuously, mostly consisting of obviously being out of the way, that makes you invisible to police. Run all the stop signs and red lights you want, but courteously. Don't slow traffic when you obviously can avoid it. ``This is my lane, traffic be damned'' gets you marked as future ticket bait. And as you roll through a local speed trap, it doesn't hurt to stop by the police car and ask how fast you were going. Makes the screw-you police not want to talk to you. -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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Ron Hardin wrote: I've ridden in Ohio for 30 years .... and I've ridden longer than that. and hadn't there were cycling laws, let along inconsistent onces. I've known there were laws. It wasn't until about five years ago I learned of the foolish ones that lots of municipalities had enacted, enforced or no. (Thanks to Fred Oswald for his excellent work on this issue.) I'm very glad that mess is cleaned up, because I've heard about times where the foolish laws _were_ enforced, to the detriment of cyclists. There's a way of riding a bike inconspicuously, mostly consisting of obviously being out of the way, that makes you invisible to police. There's a more effective way of riding a bike, operating as you would any other legal vehicle. Run all the stop signs and red lights you want, but courteously. Again, I ride as I drive - competently. I may not do a dead stop at a deserted four-way stop, but I'll behave in a way that would not get me a ticket, car or bike. And under ordinary circumstances, running red lights doesn't fit my definition of "competent." Don't slow traffic when you obviously can avoid it. Depends. I'm cooperative, but not to the point of pulling over to prevent a few seconds of delay for every motorist. My right to the road is the same as theirs. They can wait until it's safe to pass. Yes, if I'm causing a long delay for a lot of cars, I'll find a way to be courteous - just as I do when towing a heavy trailer with my car. ``This is my lane, traffic be damned'' gets you marked as future ticket bait. ??? Not in my experience! I'm not into skulking in the gutter. I find that following the rules of the road works just fine, and gets me where I'm going with minimum hassle. - Frank Krygowski |
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Bicycle laws to become uniform 8in Ohio
On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:38:28 +0000, Garrison Hilliard wrote: Bicycle laws to become uniform Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." If this trend spreads to say, California, what are the odds that mandatory helmet wearing will become the law for all of that state, rather than the approximately one-third that now must wear foam hats while cycling? The very first MHL was passed in CA, afterall; and the percentage of Californians required to wear helmets has been increasing with every subsequent California mandatory helmet law. |
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Bicycle laws to become uniform 8in Ohio
Per Ron Hardin:
``This is my lane, traffic be damned'' gets you marked as future ticket bait. Around where I ride, I'd take that a few steps further and say it marks you as a future customer for the local morgue. -- PeteCresswell |
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Bicycle laws to become uniform 8in Ohio
Garrison Hilliard wrote: Bicycle laws to become uniform Associated Press CLEVELAND - Ohio's cycling laws have been rewritten to make them as simple as riding a bike. The changes go into effect Sept. 21 and will help make local ordinances more uniform and in line with regulations governing motorists across the state. The Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Highway Patrol and the Ohio Department of Transportation supported the changes, signed into law by Gov. Bob Taft in June. "The big thing is that it makes for uniformity throughout the state," said Chuck Smith, president of the Ohio Bicycle Federation, which pushed for the revisions. "With the uniformity, you know what to expect. It really only makes sense." Until now, local governments could regulate bicycles as they saw fit. As a result, bicycle rules differ from community to community. For example, local ordinances in Broadview Heights say all bicyclists must ride on the sidewalk. In neighboring North Royalton, they must ride on the street. The sidewalk rule will be invalid when the new state law goes into effect. Municipalities retain some freedom, but now, when there are special local bicycling laws, such as requiring riders to wear a helmet or ride in a single line, communities must post signs spelling those out. The new law also gets rid of some bad regulations passed government officials who did not understand proper bicycle operation, said Fred Oswald, an Ohio Bicycle Federation board member who lives in Middleburg Heights. "The people who write these ordinances don't understand bicycling," Oswald said. "They think of them as toys." Oswald pointed to regulations mandating riding on sidewalks as an example. Sidewalk cycling - except for the youngest riders - is unsafe, he said, because motorists are often surprised by cyclists' sudden appearances at intersections and driveways. Some years ago, Oswald created a list that graded the bicycling laws of about 65 northeast Ohio communities. Olmsted Falls was among the cities that received an F-minus, mainly because of an ordinance mandating bicyclists to ride on sidewalks. Publication date: 08-31-2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs....WS01/608310368 Sounds like a great move for the better of cycle world out there. Toy, if they would get off their fat asses and pedal Toy no work out yes. |
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