Mary Cheh wants to make it legal for bicyclists for blow stop signs and stop lights

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

Cars pollute and take up space. Bikes do neither.Cars provide more wear and tear to roads than cars or trucks. Bike riders pay the same additional taxes as drivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

You gotta be kidding

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

You gotta be kidding

Why? Because you would have to follow some rules like everybody else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

You gotta be kidding

Why? Because you would have to follow some rules like everybody else?

Cyclists already have to follow rules like everyone else. Judging by the behavior I observe on the streets every day, I daresay they follow rules more frequently than drivers do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

D.C. only does inspections for emissions now (which is why electric cars have inspections stickers that never expire). Are you planning to do emissions testing of the bicycles?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It might be more equitable, and result in more responsible bike behavior, if bike owners had to also register their bikes and pay some similar inspection and municipal tax in a manner similar to car owners, but for a smaller amount of course.

D.C. only does inspections for emissions now (which is why electric cars have inspections stickers that never expire). Are you planning to do emissions testing of the bicycles?

And we should set aside a 6'x12' space for each bike to park zoo that can be equal too.

[Anonymous]

I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

[Anonymous]

So you are going to test three year olds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

You have a pretty serious double standard going on here. What is your response to the fact that almost no drivers come to a complete stop at stop signs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

You have a pretty serious double standard going on here. What is your response to the fact that almost no drivers come to a complete stop at stop signs?

+1 not to mention the entire point of this thread is that it is safer and more efficient for all vehicles if bikes do not come to complete stops when sharing a lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

What are your thoughts on barring cars from busy sidewalks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

None of those things happen to drivers and they are operating much more dangerous vehicles than cyclists are. Drivers hot and killed some 40 pedestrians in DC last year and no indication any of those drivers lost their licenses or were arrested or charged in any way. At least two children were killed while in crosswalks and the drivers were not held at the scene or arrested. If you can kill a child in a crosswalk without losing your license I hardly think that anyone would expect a cyclist to lose a license for failing to adhere to a state law.

Would love it if drivers lost their licenses for violating laws- there is a clearly marked stop sign in my residential neighborhood that drivers flat out ignore (not even talking making a rolling stop). I wholeheartedly think those drivers should not be allowed to drive but if they are then no way should a cyclist be barred from cycling for the same offense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

What are your thoughts on barring cars from busy sidewalks?

Slightly over 10% of pedestrian fatalities from automobiles occur on sidewalks, not at intersections or driveways. Yes, just cars driving on the sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m for cyclists who want to use their vehicles on public roadways to be licensed and have their bikes registered with tags issued. The license would require passing an exam demonstrating mastery of applicable DC or state traffic laws, and could be suspended or revoked if laws are violated.

This so much. I support bike lanes and think they need to be designed well for maximum safety to both kinds of vehicles. But I strongly believe that in shared lanes, all vehicles need to stop at every intersection with a stop sign or red light, cyclists need to be barred from all busy sidewalks, and they need to have tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in these shared spaces.

What are your thoughts on barring cars from busy sidewalks?

Slightly over 10% of pedestrian fatalities from automobiles occur on sidewalks, not at intersections or driveways. Yes, just cars driving on the sidewalk.

Man, cars sure are dangerous. We should require tags and licenses to curb their free-for-all behavior and ensure some accountability for their actions in shared spaces.