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We ban certain off road vehicles and race are because of their "equipment".  We ban drivers from wearing headphones, using cell phones, etc.  Why?  Public safety.  These clip-in shoes almost encourage cyclists to stay in motion rather deal with the hassle of taking a second to unclip and walk their bikes.

FWIW public thoroughfares are poorly planned and outmoded around here.  Places like Falls Church with new buildings nearly abutting the streets with narrow sidewalks are a disaster.  Want to encourage new and multiple forms of people-powered transit?  Widen things up, so that cars (a small number of slow moving vehicles), bikes, pedestrians, scooters, etc can move more easily.[/quote]

1  People unclip to stop ALL the time.  Once you are unclipped you can easily walk the bike with no added hassle related to the shoes. If people are not walking their bikes, its because they see it as safe to ride (Again no one has managed a street view of the location)  There is simply no evidence that the shoes create a safety problem.  Name me one state that has banned them.

2.   I ride in Falls Church often.   I don't ride on the sidewalks there.  I usually ride on Park, which is parallel to Rte 7 and very comfortable for biking, then on a side street to get to businesses on Route 7.  The only people riding the sidewalks on Rte 7 are kids or similar newbies who don't know better (and go very slowly).  [/quote]

BTW, that said, wide sidewalks are nice.  But given other constraints on the parcels in question, I think there could have been good reasons for Falls Church to have buildings closer to the street.  Oh, and if I were scootering in Falls Church, I would also scooter on Park. [/quote]

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