Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Mr Reed Bates (Chip Seal) of Texas has a blog about some of his court appearances for multiple bicycle tickets. Interesting reading for anyone who intends to pursue such cases in court without a lawyer.
http://chipsea.blogspot.com/
Originally Posted by
genec
Very familiar with the Chip Seal situation... his biggest problem was not retaining legal representation... I understand he had limited means at that point, but defending one's self is often a fool's game. Few of us non legal types fully comprehend all the trappings of the modern courtroom.
I looked at his blog and noticed something. He mentioned about the differing laws. Like the example Chip Seal cited in his blog, the situation state/county/cities is this:
1. The state says no riding on the sidewalk. But they give the counties the choice to agree/disagree.
2. My county says riding on the sidewalk is allowed, but gives the individual cities the choice to agree/disagree.
3. The city that surrounds the town I live in, has since 1957, banned riding on the sidewalk. The neighboring cities do allow riding on the sidewalk.
I ride on the road, and 'take the lane', all the time. As a way to avoid all the confusion of the differing jurisdictional laws/ordinances.