Comments on: St. Louis area county bike ban proposal

By: Cyclelicious

Cyclelicious — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:12:09 +0000

Very good; thanks Eric!

By: Eric Bunch

Eric Bunch — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:50:12 +0000

Check out the new Facebook page opposing the St. Charles Bike Ban:

http://www.facebook.com/saintcharlesbikeban

By: Rfruend

Rfruend — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:11:49 +0000

any person that ride a the roads he is talk about is to dum to save. people with them would not let
frinds and family do so

By: David Alfano

David Alfano — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:55:47 +0000

Interesting local response: http://tinyurl.com/2dz4ky8

By: Rich Harris

Rich Harris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:42:16 +0000

Sorry, I couldn't resist the hyperbole.

By: Rich Harris

Rich Harris — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:39:28 +0000

Wow! I realise that for many people, the bicycle is a hated symbol of freedom. But why, oh why, Joe Brazil, do you hate America!? Why do you want us to give all our money to the likes of Venezuala, Iran, Saudi Arabia, etc.?

By: Roger Kramer

Roger Kramer — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:30:58 +0000

Thanks for posting about this important issue! The more people who know about this, the better the chances we have to stopping the ban.

By: sour

sour — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:04:36 +0000

Given that we as taxpayers spend millions on parking lots for the use of private automobiles, I think that motorists should use their cars there rather than bringing them out onto the public roads where they kill thousands of people!

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:37:45 +0000

St Charles County is a combination rural and suburban with river casinos (as its main business) and hundreds of strip malls. The Katy trail runs east-west through the area but the routes targeted are important north-south routes.

The first VinoFondo was held in the area and the mass of cyclists probably got locals upset. The area is dependent on promoting tourism (locals/visitors often drive drunk between the many wineries at speeds greater than the posted 55 mph) upset. Brazil: the “increasing use of bicycles – especially in organized groups – causes a safety hazard on the roads without shoulders.”

Most locals believe that cycling is only for recreation and the idea that people can commute by bike is an alien concept marketed by socialists. To have safe STR requires slower speed limits, but what politician wants to promote safety at the risk of alienating the majority?

By: reikiman

reikiman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:25:42 +0000

Hurm, I'm thinking those are rural roads – St. Charles Co is close enough to St. Louis it isn't exactly rural but it's far enough maybe they are. In any case – yeah, sure, you betcha a rural 50+ miles/hr road with no shoulder isn't exactly the right place for a bicyclist. But the attitude that bicycling is only for recreation in a park is … completely asinine. Bicycling can be great transportation, and installing a shoulder on the road would be a great step forward not just for bicyclists but the safety of the cars. I mean – are they going to also ban cars from breaking down and pulling off to the side of the road?

By: carltonreid

carltonreid — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:40:35 +0000

It's reasonably odd now (to us keenies anyway) but in 50 years time such attempts at banning bikes will be seen as incredibly funny, a bit like the way many European towns wanted the first automobiles banned.