Nice. Hm, but no similar paragraph allowing the banning of any other
motorized vehicle? So which demographic, exactly, gets "special
treatment" in this state?
So "a bicycle is a vehicle", except.....
On 2011/10/11 19:33, Ross, Arthur wrote:
Paul O'Leary asked<Don't state traffic laws, that define a bicycle as a vehicle,
and the fact that pedestrians using public land is a right and not a privilege, trump
any county or township attempt at restricting these rights/privileges further?>
State Statutes give local communities the authority to ban bicycles from roads
under their jurisdiction after holding a public hearing.
349.23 Authority to designate bicycle lanes and bicycle ways.
(3) The governing body of any city, town, village or county may by ordinance
prohibit the use of bicycles and motor bicycles
on a roadway over which they have jurisdiction, after holding a public hearing
on the proposal.
Arthur
Arthur Ross, Pedestrian-Bicycle Coordinator
City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 100
PO Box 2986
Madison, WI 53701-2986
608/266-6225
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