New Georgia Bill Requires Bicycle Registration And License Plates

This is ridiculous. If you ride a bicycle in Gainesville, GA, or probably ALL of Hall County(or "Hell County", as many like to call it), and don't get state registration and a license plate, then you face a misdemeanor charge and a $100 fine. I don't ride a bicycle, but I still think this is fukt:

http://www.11alive.com/news/article/308541/40/Register-your-bicycle-or-pay-100

 

Fuck Georgia.

 

Only good thing to come out of Georgia:

 

Indeed. I mean, I love Georgia, but I hate Georgia politicians and police officers.

 

Another stupid gop idea....

 

The remark by Syfam sums up his motive.

"[Most bikers] are nice guys, they're people, but once in awhile you'll get a guy that will ride in the middle of the road and flip you off," Syfan said. "This is to identify the guys that are not abiding by the rules."

 

That is extremely dumb.

Although, about two weeks ago, I was driving down the interstate, and a bicyclist was on the on ramp, and had his hand up signaling that he was going to get on. I stood there dumbfounded for a second, and then slowed down to 10 when he pulled out in front of me, on I-35 in a 70mph zone.

Not that I condone this in anyway, I'm just pointing out that there are idiots on bikes.

 

Don't want no po kids to ride bikes.

 

That is ridiculous. I live in GA too but glad I'm not in your county. Frankly I've biked in several different states but never felt safe biking in Ga...maybe it's a good thing somehow...too many biking accidents? I know enough bikers who have been hit by cars.

Also...there's way more awesomeness from Georgia, my friend. And I don't have a clue who that old dead dude is.

 

Yeah, this is basically a tax on the poor. Ridiculous.

 

Total bullsht

 

I don't like registration, but here in Boston quite a few cyclists have died this past year. The laws need to be enforced for both drivers and cyclists, but they can't enforce the bike laws because no one is required to carry identification while riding a bike. Just like no one can be fined $100 for smoking herb in public because Massachusetts citizens don't have to carry ID if they are not driving (don't get me wrong, I think this good). But something has to change about the lawless way cyclists act on the street. I say this as someone who rides my bike in the streets of Boston every day.

By the way, in Georgia they are not requiring kids to get a license, right?

 

People on bikes get hit by cars all the time here. I don't see how that matters in terms of trying to register bikes. More big brother bullshit. Anyone out on the roads should realize there's a chance they can die, I mean really.

 

we used to need bicycle plates here when i was kid..it was never enforced though

 

quick search of ebay shows many states and cities have issued bicycle plates over the years

 

Lowbrow way of getting more money...

 

i'm a georgia cyclist. the bill hasn't passed and its not going to

 

They shouldnt be allowed on the roads, they do far much damage to the environment.

And by envionment, i dont mean, incomplete combustion and greenhouse gases, i mean fat asses in lycra

 

i've had drivers flip me off for no reason.. SO having a license plate doesn't do shit.

also, i've seen pedestrians do stupid shit so we need to put a license plate on pedestrians too