Fight the Man !!
Here is your
STRONGEST legal leg to stand on.
This morning I posted a tirade from Seattle, about some Bridge built in the 1950's or 1960's, NOT bike friendly.
http://www.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2007/04/26/the-weakest-link-bicycle-neglect-2
First: there is a distinction between a
EXERCISE PATH (don't go on these), or a
KIDDIE PARK (don't go on these).
If a cop stops you, tell him those are the two verboten to Motor Assisted Bikes.
So does anyone dare ride on the bike path? Some portions of the bike path in Monterey are quite isolated, but the signage is clear. It's probably not the wisest thing to do, tempting the law and all.
Now, if you are using the bike to commute to work or school, and the bike path is used
ONE WAY/IN TRANSIT ,
plus you feel safer, then that is
great justification, the type of precedence we need to note.
We can keep the list, right here on MB.com, "Problem Areas".
If it's not clear whether it's legal, I wouldn't ride on the bike paths while using engine power. Enjoy the quiet and disengage your engine
.
Last September, right before joining MB.com I encountered my first Rails to Trails, from Jacksonville AL to Piedmont AL. 33 miles long now, the
Chief Ladiga Trail is supposed to join up with another crossing into Georgia.
http://www.waymarking.com/wm/detail...-4681638e4c27&lat=32.682499&lon=-86.65139&t=3
Signs are
POSTED, BICYCLES/PEDESTRIANS ONLY,
NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES.
Now, the INTENT of that "
motor"restriction
IN NO WAY applies to US.
We are using BICYCLES on taxpayer financed properties. We
need the engines to MAXIMIZE the bicycle benefit.
Practice courtesy, slow down/coast near pedestrians, use your brains in city limits. ZERO littering.
BUT DO NOT LET THEM PUSH YOU OFF A COMMUTER TRAIL WITHOUT A COURT FIGHT.
Think about it. You are in MB.com, early founder of a movement, and it is better to get your area
Motor Assisted Bike friendly, for the folks that are going to follow your lead.
Read
Thatsdax' Federal/legal guidelines specific to OUR movement. Don't let them put you in the category of pocket rockets or off road ATV's. Use path's wisely, but don't let them push you around
if you are NOT abusing the pathways.