Slate is currently running an article about ordinances in several California cities that ban vehicles over 6000 pounds from driving on residential streets. Since many SUVs and large pickups weigh more than this, these ordinances technically ban them from many cities. The ordinances have been on the books for years, from well before the SUV craze, they've just never been enforced.
As a sidebar, Slate mentions that similar ordinances are in effect across the country. Including Minneapolis: http://slate.msn.com/id/2104755/sidebar/2104762/ My question is: does this mean that SUVs have been illegal to drive on Minneapolis residential streets all along? Is this ordinance in effect, or does Slate have it wrong? If the ordinance is valid, how has enforcement of this been approached, if at all? Very curious, --Charles Gimon Waite Park (drives a Honda Civic, for the record...) REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
