New Georgia Bill Requires Bicycle Registration And License Plates

I can understand frustration in dealing with those who ride a bike and do not follow the rules of the road but it would seem rather extreme to force all the be licenced. The more logical solution might be to do blitz enforcement and ticket those who do not comply.

We have bike paths and lanes in our city and there are traffic officers who do patrol them. I am not sure why something like that could not be implemented instead.

 

How can you enforce if you can't identify violators? Have you read the thread?

 

what if somebody is not an avid cyclist therefore doesn't want to get a tag.. then they cant even ride their bike on the road. give me a break.

 

You pull them over and ticket them just like cars, we've been through this...

 

yeah i have been pulled over on my bike by a cop. then on the other hand there are plenty of fuck tard drivers doing stupid shit and i can't identify them always.

 

I am able to read.

Most here who use the bike lanes do so as they commute on them. I would imagine most carry ID and those who do not then I am sure they can either remand them to show proof of ID or seize the bike. Most people who work carry some type of ID, even students do as they require it on campus.

The bike paths are used by a lot of families and they are not directly part of the roads. So probable violations are less likely as cars are not involved.

I do feel that bikes need to be following the rules of the road. If not then they should be fined. I am not really sure that forcing licensing will be a better solution other than a paper nightmare and money grab.

 

Exactly. and what about my 5 road bikes, 3 mountain bikes, unicycle, and velocipede? (hypothetical lol) Do I have to get a tag for every one?

 

No worries.


ftr, I did post before I found that.
I basically don't care if a cycle has a plate.
It was the cost that bothered me.
Although, it isn't that much.
I think they should independently pilot it - for free - for 6 months.
Not by cycle advocates or 'the Government' - some body that has no stake in it either way.
See if it makes a blind bit of difference.

I can see if they tied it with plate recognition cameras it would save time and be easier to identify people if they break the law.

 

and then the cyclists that do follow the law are now breaking the law if they dont have a tag..

and then dumb ass cyclists are still going to be dumb asses and ride bikes with no tags and fuck shit up. and then according to sunfighter cops are not going to be able to identify them because they dont have a tag so whats the fucking point

 

yeah i've got a mountain bike and a road bike.. am i allowed to switch them over? what if im on a mountain bike ride in the national forest, but i get turned around and have to take some roads back? i have to ride 80 miles through the fuckin woods with a license plate on my bike.

 

All that doesn't strike you a just a tiny bit Orwellian?

Makes it easier for usurpers really, now all they gotta do is steal someones plate.

 

Everything is bleedin' 'Orwellian' to somebody.

If they have not got them I wasn't suggesting they install them.
If they have them, cyclists having plates will make it easier for the police to identify them if they break the law - that's it, really.

Now you have said that...

Yeah, I guess, having real officers stopping cyclists is a lot better than relying on people not swapping plates etc.
I should have thought about that.

Forget the plate CCTV thought :leaving:

 

Even better, let's have the government install facial recognition cameras all along the roads to identify cyclist offenders. In addition to tags, every cyclist will need to have a photo of his face in a national registry and carry a mandated federal ID whenever using a bicycle on a road. All of this is necessary because the owner of a trucking company is offended by a cyclist who popped him the finger, and we need to be able to identify these offenders (so that we can ensure the safety and security of cyclists).

 

I didn't really read the thread because I'm in a hurry but I wanted to comment on this. I actually think this is a good idea, but only if they use the tax and registration money to pay for bike lanes.

My city has become a huge hub for bicyclists lately (I live in SC, not GA) because some famous bicyclist settled here after riding with Lance Armstrong in Tour de France. So now there are bicyclists EVERYWHERE but there are only bike lanes in the city. The only people who actually ride in the city are hipsters trying to get to work. So you have the more serious bicyclists riding in groups all over the rural highways outside of town, and its really fucking dangerous for the bicyclists and the cars trying to pass them.

I would love if my county or state instituted a bicycle tax in order to pay for paving a huge network of bicycle lanes.

also, I think the clause in the bill that requires bicyclists to ride single file, no more than 4 in a line, and 50 feet between each line is a good idea as well. This can be a serious safety issue. I was driving to work one time and came upon a huge group of at least 100 bicyclists riding on a busy rural road. They weren't single file, there was really no order at all, and the line stretched a really long time. So i had the option of risking my life and their lives by trying to pass them or being 20 minutes late to work because I was forced to ride at 15 mph behind this line of bicyclists.

I'm all for riding a bike and improving your health but bicyclists in large groups are fucking obnoxious and they have no regard for for traffic rules or basic safety in general.

 

Lets not get carried away...

I understand the 'trucking' comment now.
Which trucking company was it?
Or is it just truckers in general? Is that what you see this is all about?
Seems unlikely.

 

Melia, how about NO.. ok so you're not a cyclist, but you want bicycle lanes and you want cyclists to pay for them. wow just wow

 

youre beside the point.. replace "owner of a trucking company" with "person"

 

The world doesn't revolve around you getting to work on time.

 

I think they're debating the same here in Spain too...gotta love the wonders of globalization.

 

Pardon?