Donald Greeley wrote: >It is against the law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk. It's not often >enforced, especially with kids. It can be a problem for pedestrians, >especially in busy areas. Don Greeley, Minneapolis Police Dept.
and David Brauer forwarded: >490.140. Riding on sidewalk. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a >sidewalk within a business district or upon any sidewalk where prohibited >by appropriate signage. (91-Or-065, =A7=A7 6, 7, 4-12-91) * (see references below) This only goes to prove once point I made in my initial message to Rep. Kahn. There are members of the MPD who don't know the laws which apply to bicycles within the city of Minneapolis. It seems to me that the first step in enforcing the law should be having a knowledge of what the law actually is. What training does MPD offer for officers about the City and State laws regarding bicycles? It would appear to be insufficient. References: * This information is also available on: <http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/public-works/transportation/bicyc les/rulesofroad.html>, but without citations to the actual code. The full Minneapolis code on bicycles is Title 18, Chapter 490, and is available at: <http://fws.municode.com/CGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll?infobase=11490x.nfo&record={3 DCC}&softpage=newtestChapterviewnonFrame> (you'll have to be careful with the URL, since it will probably wrap funny). Dave Polaschek Marcy-Holmes _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
