Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Gov. John Kasich signed House Bill 51 into law on Monday that changes the state language to include three- and four-wheeled bicycles into the definition of a bicycle. Council is expected to follow suit.
The discussion on the topic of quadricycles continued in Lakewood City Council’s public safety committee meeting on Monday. But the idea to ban the vehicles outright may be a moot point. That’s because, on Monday, Gov. John Kasich signed a measure into law that — among other things — changes the state language to include three- and four-wheeled bicycles into the definition of a bicycle. Council’s public safety committee is now looking to examine the definition and include a few safety measures into the city ordinance, “regardless of the number of wheels.” One of those safety measures would require riders of quadricycles to ride single-file on the street. Riding on the sidewalk would be prohibited. There are other proposed changes — think …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Public safety committee looks instead to a place a few restrictions on them. But the discussion isn’t quite over.
Rather than banning four-wheeled cycles outright, Lakewood City Council is shifting toward a move that would simply put a few restrictions on them. Think width restrictions and safety lights. But the case isn’t closed just yet. Members of council’s public safety committee discussed the quadricycle issue further at its meeting Tuesday night. At-large councilman Ryan Nowlin, the committee chairman, said he’s received several emails on the topic. “The city has tried to become more bike-friendly,” he said. “I am happy to see that more and more people are interested… I am sensitive to the fact that as we try to legislate this, people will see it as the city being anti-cycling.” Judge Patrick Carroll has already ruled that Dominic Latessa’s …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Public safety committee sets out to categorize Rhoades vehicles before (possibly) regulating them.
Is a “quadricycle” a bike or a vehicle? That was the focus of discussion at Lakewood City Council’s public safety committee meeting on Monday night. Judge Patrick Carroll has already ruled that Dominic Latessa’s four-wheeled, non-motorized “Rhoades Car” isn’t a toy. It doesn’t fall under the classification of a horse-and-buggy or a tractor, either. Latessa, a Lakewood resident, was cited for pedaling his “quadricycle” down Madison Avenue last September, before Carroll tossed out the case last month. Mayor Michael Summers has backpedaled somewhat on an earlier proposal to close what he called a “loophole” in the city’s ordinances. “I’ve matured in my view of this,” said Summers. “We only have one of these right now. It’s important not to …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Mayor Michael Summers said that safety is the main reason for concern.
There’s nothing stopping Dominic Latessa from pedaling his quadricycle in Lakewood. For now. Police cited the Lakewood resident for pedaling his four-wheeled, non-motorized “Rhoades Car” on Madison Avenue on Sept. 26, 2012. Lakewood Municipal Court Judge Patrick Carroll recently found him not guilty of riding a “toy vehicle.” Mayor Michael Summers told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that the city might need to consider closing a “loophole” in the law. “We’ve got an unregulated activity that could imperil citizens on the vehicle and others around it — particularly in cars,” Summers told Lakewood Patch. “If there are more of these, we could have some serious accidents. This subject is complicated enough that it needs some careful study.” In …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Judge Patrick Carroll: “If it is not prohibited by law it is presumed to be permitted conduct.”
A Lakewood man charged with riding a “toy vehicle” in Lakewood has been found not guilty in Lakewood Municipal Court. Lakewood police cited Dominic Latessa for pedaling his four-wheeled, non-motorized “Rhoades Car” on Madison Avenue on Sept. 26, 2012. In his opinion, Judge Patrick Carroll agreed that the quadricycle is not likely safe for the roads, but pointed out that the vehicle — not unlike a bicycle — doesn’t fall under the classification of a toy. The Rhoades Car is a four-wheeled bike that “rides like a car.” It’s 5-feet long, with two front seats — each with a set of pedals — and a bench-style backseat. “Neither the Ohio Revised Code nor the Lakewood Codified Ordinances set out a definition of a toy vehicle,” Carroll wrote in his …
Steve
11:08 am on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
But that's what they do best Bob. Virtually every time the State changed a law, Lakewood went along with it and changed theirs also. They care move about bicycle's than a living, breathing family member, our Dogs. And people think that pit-bulls are bull headed, they can't hold a candle to our council members. more ›