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Philadelphia Bicycle News: City Council to Propose Mandatory Registration, Brakeless Bike Confiscation.
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Philly bicycles without brakes face a $1,000 fine! WHAT? http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20091118_Council_eyes_new_bike-ride_regs.html 12/2/2009 |
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City Council to Propose Mandatory Registration, Brakeless Bike Confiscation.
Philadelphia Bicycle News —
... raise the fines of sidewalk riding from $50 (which was already raised from $10 in June), and for wearing headphones from $50-$100 dollars to $100-$300 and for bicyclists without brakes face a $1000 fine or confiscation of the bike. These bills will be first read and sent to committee, which will hold hearings at a later date. Council seems willing and able to listen to our concerns and these bills will most likely be amended before being brought to the hearing. Read the Full Story in the Daily News Links to Pennsylvania Bicycle Laws and ...
The City of Brotherly Love…
The Recumbent Blog —
... DiCicco will be introducing a bill would require registration of all bicycles owned by persons 12 and older. Councilman Kenney’s bill will raise the fines of sidewalk riding from $50 (which was already raised from $10 in June), and for wearing headphones from $50-$100 dollars to $100-$300 and for bicyclists without brakes face a $1000 fine or confiscation of the bike.”
See the BicycleCoalition.org post →
See the original article by Catherine Lucey at Philly.com →
Yo, You Douchebag Philly Goombahs Better Pay Attention
Flemish for Poser —
Some asshole pols are pushing a plan to have everyone over 12 in the city to register their bicycles for a fee of $20. Other low lights of the proposal are as follows: ...
Finally, Some Good News for Philly Cyclists
Streetsblog New York City —
... in October by bike riders, including one hit-and-run incident. Those crashes led to a controversial proposal to register bikes and to jack up the fines for bikes without brakes. ...
Finally, Some Good News for Philly Cyclists
Streetsblog Los Angeles —
... in October by bike riders, including one hit-and-run incident. Those crashes led to a controversial proposal to register bikes and to jack up the fines for bikes without brakes. ...
