City Backpedals on Plan to Ban Earplugs for Bicyclists
Law Director Kevin Butler said that the administration needs more time to consider the measure.
The city of Lakewood is postponing a proposal that would keep bicyclists from wearing headphones while riding in Lakewood. Lakewood ordinances prohibit motorists from wearing headphones while driving, but the law on the books doesn’t apply to bicyclists. City officials are considering a measure that could change that. The original plan was to introduce the ordinance to city council at Monday night’s scheduled meeting. But Kevin Butler, the city’s law director, said the administration needs more time to consider the proposal. “We need to get more background,” he said. “We’re looking for more input from the bike folks and police department." “We just want to learn more.” Ashley Belzer, the city’s assistant prosecutor and assistant law …
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mitchell
6:37 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
You're right, I DON'T understand your assertion that bikes have a right to the road. The do not, and cannot, travel as fast as cars and traffic.A bike in the road is the equivalent of a car going 5mph down the street; everyone has to slow down and change lanes to go around them. Should pedestrians be allowed to walk in the street? No, that is what sidewalks are for. If you can't ride your bike as… more ›