[oclug] Parking for Aug Meeting

[Chris Herrnberger]

On August 1, 2001 12:05 pm, you wrote:

> Excuse me?  Roads were not built solely for motorized vehicles.  I help
> finance these roads, and I should be able to ride my bike on them.
> Especially because I am not polluting the environment while doing it.  Not
> to mention, it is the law.  Bikes are to be driven on roads, not sidewalks.
> It's people like yourself with this attitude that you own the road because
> you are inside a 100 lb. piece of scrap metal.  In my mind, bikes have more
> of a place on our roads than your car does.

Thats why we have the Ontario Motor Vehicle Act with btw governs the use, 
rights and obligations of bikes and riders. My only problem with bikers and 
car drivers is that they never read it, nor do the cops enforce it except on 
a spring blitz to get the bikers off the sidewalk. Its an interesting read.

Personally I advocate a return to licensing bikers as we used too and 
mandatory points deductions for all infractions on the basis of equality with 
motor vehicle drivers. That should settle things.

Best 

Chris