Originally Posted by
mikeybikes
At least Black Hawk doesn't have a LAB friendly award. Ft. Collins on the other hand, a platinum city, bans bikes from a few miles of the main road through the city.
Also, btw, the Colorado supreme court has agreed to consider the arguments regarding the Black Hawk ban. Maybe one day cyclists will again be able to ride in Black Hawk.
A ban in of itself is not a death knell for cycling... I really have no issue with a ban on specific roads IF there is a suitable alternative route that gets you to the same destination... I feel the same should also apply to automobiles... they too can and should be banned from certain roads (and ARE in some places).
The interstate freeway system is an example of cyclists being banned from certain roads... the ban is not universal, nor based on speed, it is posted at on ramps... some areas you can ride on the interstate, others you may not.
Now in the case of Blackhawk or Albuquerque, N.M., and Charleston, S.C.... is there an alternative route? If not, then that should be protested... as access itself is being denied.
Is anyone here on BF in any of those areas, or are we just armchair quarterbacking?