Biking on Sidewalks....AMEN!!!

[stephenmurphyclu at aol.com]

OK...

So, I tried to just "let this one go..."  But Eliza, ya got me 
thinkin...(always a scarey thing!)

"Only 'n 'Merica" would we oh, let me see, make it ILLEGAL(??) so to 
view the biped on wheels a hazard to the biped on feet?! (got stick, 
for spokes??)

Rather,  lets just put the biped on wheels out with the INTERNAL 
CONBUSTION (gotta hemi?) FERNGULLY DESTROYER, which only outweighs the 
biped by some 40-120 TIMES!!! (i'll leave it to you engineer types to 
figure the horsepower delta, etc...)

And why...? Cause the wheel less biped might get hurt...(got stiches??)

Far better solution is to have biped on wheels vs. GAS GUZZELER!! (got 
hearse?)

Hey, maybe we should get a little "Ghandi" and reclaim the 
sidewalks....First...!

Stephen R. Murphy
6308 Tenth Street, Alexandria VA 22307
stephenmurphyclu at aol.com
Phone:  303.478.2462 or 800.498.2462      
Fax: 201.661.2896



-----Original Message-----
From: Eliza_Savage at fws.gov
To: matt at seatryst.com
Cc: bsc-bounces+eliza_savage=fws.gov at bicycle.alexandria.va.us; 
BSC at bicycle.alexandria.va.us
Sent: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00 pm
Subject: Re: Biking on Sidewalks

Hi Matt,



I think you should continue to encourage
your son to bike to school on the only safe route he has - i.e., on the
sidewalk.  I think the ordinance was intended to keep pedestrians
safe from fast-moving, inconsiderate bicyclists with no thought of 
children
on 
their bikes and their need to be safe.  In short, I encourage you
to break to law in this case!  



Also I suggest you write to our city
council members, particularly Rob Krupicka who has shown lots of 
interest
in alternative transportation options in Alexandria.



Eliza








matt at seatryst.com

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10/15/2008 09:40 AM




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Hi everyone,



This is my first post so sorry if I didn't do this right.



I recently got my 8 year old son started riding his bike to school and
he is loving it.  Recently I was informed, somewhat rudely, that it
is illegal to ride bikes on the sidewalks in Alexandria.  I thought
this can't be right...  not in bike-friendly Alexandria.  However
checking the Alexandria Municipal Code I find that it is in fact 
illegal.
 



I cannot see my son riding his bike in the street on West Glebe or along
Mt. Vernon in rush hour traffic.



I checked out an alternate safe route which avoids these streets.  It
takes about 15 minutes longer and is up and down several large hills. 
 I'm
afraid it would turn my son off to riding his bike to school.



Does a
nyone have any suggestions or has anyone discussed this with 
Alexandria
City Officials?



Thanks,

Matt

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