Do Motoredbikes belong on bike paths?

[Jax Rhapsody]

Personally and this is from experience with my city, anything non-motorized needs to stay on the sidwalk.

 

[Large Filipino]

Let's look at why there are even bike paths out there.
Bike paths were built because cars were killing people on bicycles. A bike path is a place for bicyclists that can ride safely without getting killed.
Your on a motored bike. You need to go 26 miles away from home.
You can go on the bike path and have an incident and traffic free ride.
Or you can *&^% off motorists because your riding in the middle of a 45 mph speed limit street going 15 mph.
This is why cops wave at me.
Roadies will harass me but I don't care.
I am on an ENGINE ASSIST BICYCLE
All the Lance Armstrongs out there good for them.
They don't need an engine.
And yet they feel that fat people don't belong.
As far as I'm concerned,my engine turns me almost into a Lance Armstrong riding a $2,000 bike. Almost because those guys pass me and it's okay.
My engine EQUALIZES the fit beautiful people out there.
So I'll follow BICYCLE laws thank you and take advantage of what my tax dollars have given ALL of us.

 

[recumbentbill]

motored bike laws

Let's look at why there are even bike paths out there.
Bike paths were built because cars were killing people on bicycles. A bike path is a place for bicyclists that can ride safely without getting killed.
Your on a motored bike. You need to go 26 miles away from home.
You can go on the bike path and have an incident and traffic free ride.
Or you can *&^% off motorists because your riding in the middle of a 45 mph speed limit street going 15 mph.
This is why cops wave at me.
Roadies will harass me but I don't care.
I am on an ENGINE ASSIST BICYCLE
All the Lance Armstrongs out there good for them.
They don't need an engine.
And yet they feel that fat people don't belong.
As far as I'm concerned,my engine turns me almost into a Lance Armstrong riding a $2,000 bike. Almost because those guys pass me and it's okay.
My engine EQUALIZES the fit beautiful people out there.
So I'll follow BICYCLE laws thank you and take advantage of what my tax dollars have given ALL of us.[/QUOTE]

If your going to follow motorized bicycle laws you might want to follow th below highlighted Colorado law

Both Colorado Revised Statute 42-4-201 et seq. and Model Traffic Code Part 2 address the various equipment requirements for motor vehicles permitted to travel on public roadways. The following are examples of these vehicles. This list is not all inclusive:

Scooters

Mopeds (Kinetic or Hybrids)

Motor Assisted Bike

Summary of laws regarding the use of under 50cc motorized vehicles in Broomfield:

· Motorized Bicycles MAY be ridden on public roadways.

· Motorized Bicycle riders must have a valid driver's license, but are not required to have a motorcycle endorsement.

· Motorized Bicycles ridden on public roadways must have a valid registration decal.

· Motorized Bicycles ridden on public roadways are not required to have insurance.

· Motorized Bicycle riders and passengers must wear eye protection. Colorado currently has no helmet law.

· Motorized Bicycle riders must obey all laws applicable to other motor vehicles.

· Motorized Bicycles MAY NOT be ridden on sidewalks, bike trails, parks, fields or any other areas commonly used by pedestrians and bicycles.

 

[ozzyu812]

If the Dems get there way. $10 gas tax over 10 yrs. There won't be any cars. We will own the streets! And then the world!

 

[augidog]

i pedaled a (non-motored) full-dresser diamondback "outlook" on Mo. state park trails for years, including organizing church-rides on the KATY trail...there is a difference...sabrina-2 is a motor-vehicle...but i'd gladly unwrap the belt and pedal for a few hours of missouri river valley...like i sed, there's a difference. how about we get back to carving out our own niche?

 

[Accender]

Bike paths are for familys an dogs. Mbs should stick to the road.
Just my opinion.

A

 

[Accender]

If the Dems get there way. $10 gas tax over 10 yrs. There won't be any cars. We will own the streets! And then the world!

Thats funny stuff!

A

 

[will_start]

i ride any direction that my survival instincts lead me to go.
the road is a jungle where I ride, and I feel like a lost sea turtle
swimming away from violence to survive.

the footpath is my nautilus in a churning sea of sharks.
and it has cute mermaids too.

 

[SirJakesus]

I think electrics should definitely be allowed but with gassers I think most people would drive too fast and at too high RPM being an annoyance to walkers by being loud and possibly dangerous. And yes, there should be bike lanes everywhere. The biggest roads have them here but most of the other windy hilly roads in NH do not. Makes for some scary riding at times, get a good lighting system

 

[recumbentbill]

katy trail

i pedaled a (non-motored) full-dresser diamondback "outlook" on Mo. state park trails for years, including organizing church-rides on the KATY trail...there is a difference...sabrina-2 is a motor-vehicle...but i'd gladly unwrap the belt and pedal for a few hours of missouri river valley...like i sed, there's a difference. how about we get back to carving out our own niche?

Talk about a beautiful bike path Wish there were more states that had a trail like the katy that went across the state with no breaks or gaps in the trail/path.