Bicyclists want to derail Black Hawk's ban

The Denver Post ^ | 6/15/10 | Jason Blevins

[MissTed]

Problem is, not every bicyclist stays in the shoulder. I've seen a lot of riders ride two or more across.

[tatsinfla]

so much for going green in this town...lol...

[VRWCmember]

Share-the-road ping

[dirtboy]

Problem is, not every bicyclist stays in the shoulder. I've seen a lot of riders ride two or more across.

Then the laws should specifically target such persons, instead of being yet another local government using brute force against something the state deems to be a lawful activity. You know, like cracking down on gun ownership instead of those who use guns in a dangerous manner.

[Paladin2]

Sounds like a Civil Rights violation.

[bboop]

Another problem is that fast bicyclists go 10 mph and slow cars go 30 mph. I’m backing the mayor.

[Melas]

I’m visiting Colorado this Summer. If I decide to gamble, I’ll go to Cripple Creek. Blackhawk won’t see a dime from me.

[FrankR]

Bicyclists notoriously demand - not just equal rights with cars - but superior rights to cars...and they don't pay one damn cent for road taxes, gasoline taxes, inspections, license plates, operators' licenses, or insurance.

Most of us learned as kids to not ride bikes on the sidewalks, but these adult "children" are pitching their little spandex hissy fits to have their way.

This is not going to end up well in the long run.

[Paladin2]

Uh, fast bicyclists go 30 mph.

[a fool in paradise]

"Now that cyclists have almost the same rules as motorists

They are called LAWS, not RULES.

Is there a competency exam? Annual licensing? Inspection of vehicle? An air-pressure tax?

[Truth29]

The roads are narrow and do not have shoulders? Do they have sidewalks or do the cyclists now walk their bikes in the street? Come on reporters.

[dirtboy]

noting that no accidents prodded the ban.

I think the casino bus operators complained about getting stuck behind cyclists on the long uphill into Black Hawk. Can't have the folks in the busses delayed in feeding money into the slot machines, can we?

[laotzu]

This has the potential for racial profiling.

These people are no better than Hitler.

[a fool in paradise]

A half a mile isn’t even a long walk.

[jaydubya2]

Charlie Henderson, president of the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club. "I wonder if motorcycles will be next."

Charlie, motorcycles can keep up with traffic, bikes can't.

[bcsco]

I see little difference between this law and speed limit laws. What, these bicyclists can’t get off their bike and walk it the 1/2 mile until they’re out of town? That’s too much of an imposition? Sheesh.

[mountainlion]

Bicycles are the only ones in colorado that do not pay any taxes. The rest of the state is overtaxed. The governor rides a bicycle and has not made bicycles pay their share.

[Paladin2]

Road damage is strongly related to weight. Trucks do much more damage than cars. Bikes, basically none.

I think we ought to ban automatic transmissions and the people who buy and drive them.

[a fool in paradise]

I’ve seen bridges and overpasses that prohibit pedestrian traffic altogether (even where there is a shoulder the full length).

[Nervous Tick]

>> Another problem is that fast bicyclists go 10 mph

With all due respect, you don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.

I can ride 20 to 25 mph on the flats, and I’m nowhere near the level of performance of a really good cyclist.