[Mpls] bicycle registration

[brian monroe]

Bike registration is being used in South Mpls. as a form of harassment. Worse, at a glance it would appear to be targeting the sort of people who might support critical mass. The mayor was quoted in Skyway News saying "my bike is not liscenced and I have never been thrown against a police car, and I don,t expect to and I don't expect anyone else to." The police have been stopping bikes on the pretense of they are "obstructing traffic" although it is legal to ride "two abreast" in MN. Then they check if the bike is liscenced and if it is not they impound (read: steal) it. Leaving you half way home in an area they according to City Pages not only can't control but basically have no idea how to. Maybe getting their priorities straight would be a start. Check out Cops Harass Cyclists in this weeks edition of the Pulse (may 29)                            Brian Monroe                            phillips Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com