Ohio "bicycle" tests city's law and patience
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r3volved
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As much as I agree with the defendant, he F'd himself by removing his peddles...
I don't have any problem with peddleless scooters...you just can't call it a bicycle when you take off the single most important part of a 'bicycle'.
I don't have any problem with peddleless scooters...you just can't call it a bicycle when you take off the single most important part of a 'bicycle'.
LockH
1 PW
Hehe... "Exercise"... soooo last 20th-Century. (Not to mention energy required to accelerate mass, shaving peak outputs, etc.)
This kind of thing is as much a test of how well the justice system operates as it is a test of actual law.
This guy lost an 'impeding traffic' charge last year even though a quick search on the internet provides precedent case law from Ohio that should have established that he is traffic and was traveling at a reasonable speed. Either he represented himself poorly, or he had incompetent representation.
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2014/2014-ohio-3594.pdf
http://mobikefed.org/2009/12/significant-ruling-in-ohio-about-bicyclists-impeding-traffic.php
The bicycling community may have been mute on this perhaps because it involved an electric bicycle, or maybe because the guy seems a bit contentious and maybe not a great ambassador for the bicycling community.
He appears in Municipal Court today, so we'll see what happens there.
This guy lost an 'impeding traffic' charge last year even though a quick search on the internet provides precedent case law from Ohio that should have established that he is traffic and was traveling at a reasonable speed. Either he represented himself poorly, or he had incompetent representation.
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2014/2014-ohio-3594.pdf
http://mobikefed.org/2009/12/significant-ruling-in-ohio-about-bicyclists-impeding-traffic.php
The bicycling community may have been mute on this perhaps because it involved an electric bicycle, or maybe because the guy seems a bit contentious and maybe not a great ambassador for the bicycling community.
He appears in Municipal Court today, so we'll see what happens there.
LockH
1 PW
Yah. Court appearance today. And the Laws of Physics? (Accelerating mass.) I recall folks that still ride the antique (pedal-only) Poop-Mobile used to prize a light-weight bike as more "energy efficient" w/faster accelerations and faster braking.
MrDude_1
100 kW
impeding traffic.... thats one thing I dont think I will ever be accused of. :lol:
Chalo
100 TW
It's not a bicycle in its overall nature, and it's not a bicycle even technically once the pedals are removed. But why the authorities would bother with it if he's riding safely and legally is baffling.
I mean, we're constantly surrounded by truly dangerous machines operated by impaired and unqualified drivers (including cops themselves), but they choose to pick on this guy?
I mean, we're constantly surrounded by truly dangerous machines operated by impaired and unqualified drivers (including cops themselves), but they choose to pick on this guy?
MrDude_1
100 kW
Chalo said:
When you're fishing, all the fish swimming around dont matter... only the one on the hook does.
LockH
1 PW
Found a posting from that George Bendycki in September, 2013 on FacePlant (sp?):
https://www.facebook.com/USA.Scooters/posts/526675520735018
... oddly enough site called "usa SCOOTERS":
Seems a "scooter" is not the same as a "bicycle". Who knew!
:wink:
http://gov.courtview.com/oh.cuyahoga.lakewood/CaseDetail/default.aspx?csnr=2015TRD01476
More Face... stuff:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote...Patrick-Carroll-Off-the-Bench/608910945826713
https://www.facebook.com/USA.Scooters/posts/526675520735018
... oddly enough site called "usa SCOOTERS":
Seems a "scooter" is not the same as a "bicycle". Who knew!
:wink:
http://gov.courtview.com/oh.cuyahoga.lakewood/CaseDetail/default.aspx?csnr=2015TRD01476
More Face... stuff:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vote...Patrick-Carroll-Off-the-Bench/608910945826713
