Originally Posted by
tom cotter
The "element" alluded to are more than likely bike messengers.
False.
NEWSFLASH -- Just because someone rides a track bike and wears a messenger bag does not mean they are a messenger. The ranks of actual messengers are dwindling in Philly and elsewhere. There are far fewer messengers on the streets today than there were 10 years ago, while the number of riders who look like messengers has exploded. You are observing 'posengers' who, unlike actual messengers, are uninsured and unaccountable to their clients and fellow messengers. There may be a few rookie messengers among the bad cyclists you see but I assure you that the veteran messengers of Philly are among the most conservative, safety conscious riders on the street, and they have the safety records to prove it.
Originally Posted by
tom cotter
The city could ban them at absolutely no political cost.
False again. Messengers are not going to get banned by the same people who rely on them on a daily basis.
You're barking up the wrong tree.