{"id":733,"date":"2010-07-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2010\/07\/15\/ahead-of-the-curve-missouri-county-wants-to-ban-bikes-from-roads\/"},"modified":"2013-01-05T19:48:27","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:48:27","slug":"ahead-of-the-curve-missouri-county-wants-to-ban-bikes-from-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2010\/07\/15\/ahead-of-the-curve-missouri-county-wants-to-ban-bikes-from-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of the Curve? Missouri County wants to ban bikes from roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>St Charles County, Missouri, lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban bicycles from certain two-lane highways in the county.\u00a0 The effort is spearheaded by Councilman Joe Brazil, who claims this is the number one complaint he gets from his constituents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“There’s no shoulders.\u00a0 There’s limited sight distance.\u00a0 The speed limit’s 55 mph.\u00a0 It’s very dangerous to be riding bicycles on these roads.\u00a0 And you’re putting motorists in danger,”\u00a0 Brazil was quoted in local TV coverage<\/a>.\u00a0 The bill is also supported by the parents of a teenaged motorist who was seriously injured when she swerved to avoid hitting a bicyclist.<\/p>\n

Missouri Department of Transportation officials say the county doesn’t have the authority to ban bikes from state highways.\u00a0 County council remains undeterred and plans to revisit the proposal in August.\u00a0 Read more of the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Is St Charles County an anomaly or ahead of the curve?\u00a0 Sadly, the casino town of Black Hawk, Colorado, has banned bike riding on almost every street in town and police started issuing tickets in June.\u00a0 Here’s a report from the Denver Post<\/a>.\u00a0 Bicycle Colorado<\/a> is challenging the ban. This sort of knee-jerk reaction is in marked contrast to US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood’s support of complete streets and biking<\/a> as transportation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let’s ensure that forward and sensible minds prevail.\u00a0 Speak up for bicycling in your community.\u00a0 Thank your local officials when they support bicycling.\u00a0 Contact the Washington Bikes <\/a>when cycling is threatened in your community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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