Colorado HB 1092 - Open Roads Act
01-26-11, 02:19 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Edgewater, CO
Posts: 3,213
Bikes: Tons
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Colorado HB 1092 - Open Roads Act
From Bicycle Colorado:
This bill is aimed at making the bike ban in Blackhawk illegal. I hope it passes. I've already emailed my local legislators.
From the text of the bill ( https://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/cli...le=1092_01.pdf not sure if the link works):
Freedom to Travel
Freedom to travel from state to state and from town to town is an core principle of America. Colorado residents and visitors are currently being banned from travelling by bicycle to a large section of the state. HB 1092 ensures people's freedom to travel across the state.
Freedom to travel from state to state and from town to town is an core principle of America. Colorado residents and visitors are currently being banned from travelling by bicycle to a large section of the state. HB 1092 ensures people's freedom to travel across the state.
From the text of the bill ( https://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/cli...le=1092_01.pdf not sure if the link works):
The bill specifies that a local authority may not prohibit the
operation of bicycles or electrically assisted bicycles on a street or
highway unless a suitable bike path, horseback trail, or other trail is
available within a specified distance for use as an alternate route and an
engineering and traffic investigation has been done to determine whether
the operation of such vehicles is incompatible with the normal and safe
movement of traffic.
operation of bicycles or electrically assisted bicycles on a street or
highway unless a suitable bike path, horseback trail, or other trail is
available within a specified distance for use as an alternate route and an
engineering and traffic investigation has been done to determine whether
the operation of such vehicles is incompatible with the normal and safe
movement of traffic.
Last edited by mikeybikes; 01-26-11 at 02:25 PM.
01-26-11, 03:25 PM
#2
Senior Member
How about this slight modification:
In my opinion, nothing else is worth legislating. I thought most states had laws already on the books regarding towns attempting to over-ride state law. Something like this:
Link: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/...01/index.shtml
The bill specifies that a local authority may not prohibit the operation of bicycles or electrically assisted bicycles on a street or highway
Originally Posted by DE Vehicle Code
(b) Local authorities, except as expressly authorized by law, shall not enact or enforce any rules or regulations contrary to this chapter. Traffic ordinances and regulations adopted by local authorities, and substantially conforming to the sections of this chapter, shall have the same force and effect as the traffic laws of this title. Whenever any provision of this title refers to a specific section of this title, such section shall be deemed to include substantially conforming ordinances and regulations enacted by local authorities. The court's notice of conviction for violating a local ordinance or regulation that substantially conforms to this title, when included in the person's driving record, shall be deemed to be equivalent to a violation of the state statute to which it conforms. This section shall not be deemed to affect the jurisdiction for violations of local traffic ordinances or regulations nor the fine to be imposed for such a violation. Local authorities may regulate the use of the highways by processions or assemblages. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel by permission of the owner and not as a matter of right from prohibiting such use nor requiring other or different or additional conditions than those specified in this chapter or otherwise regulating such use as seems best to such owner.
01-26-11, 05:48 PM
#4
Cycle Year Round
Finally a good cyclist bill being considered.
There have been so many stupid ones poping up recently.
There have been so many stupid ones poping up recently.
__________________
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave.
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave.
01-26-11, 05:56 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 63
Bikes: Roubaix Pro Carbon, Marin 29er Full suspension, 1990's Trek hard-tail
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
The over riding problem in Black Hawk is that cyclists get in the way of all the folks and their gambling...all the bus drivers would be forced to look out for cyclists and they may even get held up on the way to Black Hawk & Central City thus slowing the rate of coins dropping into slots. This is completely unacceptable.
So I can see where it's useful to ban cyclists....
very tongue in cheek
So I can see where it's useful to ban cyclists....
very tongue in cheek
01-26-11, 05:57 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denver CO
Posts: 63
Bikes: Roubaix Pro Carbon, Marin 29er Full suspension, 1990's Trek hard-tail
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Got in touch with my local representatives...Black Hawk needs to learn to share the road
01-28-11, 12:35 AM
#9
Cycle Year Round
OK, I fixed the typo.
There have been so many stupid ones pope'n up recently.
__________________
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave.
Land of the Free, Because of the Brave.
01-28-11, 11:15 AM
#10
Part-time epistemologist
__________________
A narrative on bicycle driving.
A narrative on bicycle driving.
