[*BCM*] Scooters in the bike lanes

[Jeremy Chase]

I have to agree in that a scooter wouldn't be accepted at a CM event.
Any logical CMer knows that a scooter is a much better alternative to
a car, but the far left are going to disagree with anything you do if
it isn't pedal power.

I believe scooters are a great alternative, but as a cyclist I don't
like them using the bike lanes. I do, however, like scooters far more
than cars double parked in the bike lane, and I would much rather see
10 scooters roll by than 10 cars.

Jeremy


On 9/24/07, Zarkauskas, John A <JAZarkauskas at statestreet.com> wrote:
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> and why do you think it would not be well recieved at Critical Mass?
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> In a message dated 9/24/2007 3:39:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I feel that if we continue to seek more laws to protect us, we likely end up
> with more laws that will exclude us as well. Every day, law abiding, safe
> drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians have accidents with other law abiding,
> safe drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I'm sure we could reduce these
> accidents by introducing more laws to segregate us by modes of
> transportation and then by speed and then by size etc, etc…..  but the
> results may be less than desirable as bikes get relegated to bike paths and
> lanes and prohibited from everyplace else….
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> If I had a moped or scooter, I would like to think that I could ride it at a
> Critical Mass event. I doubt that would be well-accepted but why not see it
> as an improvement over other modes of transportation as opposed to an
> affront to the bicyclist?
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