By the way, this is a reminder, Robbie, that it would be good for the City and University to work together with WisDOT to propose "best practices" statues and administrative rules etc. in the Governor's budget soon on mopeds/scooters, Segways, and other individual motorized transports. This is an issue in most states, increasingly as industry lobbyists slip things into our law books.
Rob Kennedy -----Original Message----- From: Robbie Webber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 10:56 AM To: Ann Freiwald Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Golf Carts on Trails Segways are already allowed on trails. That got slipped in by the Segway people with little discussion. Their lobbyists hit all 50 states fast and hard. I have to admire their skill. As to golf carts, I think the size - especially the width - of the golf cart is a pretty compelling argument against using them. On a 10 foot path, I would think passing could be a problem, both same direction and passing in opposite directions. Scooters and wheelchairs are a different situation, since they are considerably smaller. Is this person unable to use one of those for transportation? The municipality could pass a maximum width ordinance with regard to their paths. I can't think of any bike trailer that would be excluded, although loads placed sideways - such as lumber - might be a problem. Of course, that would generally not be a good idea on a path anyway. -- Robbie Webber Bicycle Friendly Communities Coordinator Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin www.bfw.org 608-251-4456 (office) 608-233-1390 (home) 608-225-0002 (cell) _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
