Comments on: Detroit Bicycle Registration Fines Needed in New York Too http://www.commuteroutrage.com/2008/07/03/detroit-bicycle-registration-fines-needed-in-new-york-too/ Exposing fraud, waste, abuse, and general stupidity Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dane http://www.commuteroutrage.com/2008/07/03/detroit-bicycle-registration-fines-needed-in-new-york-too/#comment-1954 Dane Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:18:18 +0000 http://www.commuteroutrage.com/?p=633#comment-1954 Don't waste your breath, Todd. "Lewis" is one who never lets the facts get in the way of a 1,000 word rant. He rarely has any idea what he's talking about. Don’t waste your breath, Todd. “Lewis” is one who never lets the facts get in the way of a 1,000 word rant. He rarely has any idea what he’s talking about.

]]> By: Todd Scott http://www.commuteroutrage.com/2008/07/03/detroit-bicycle-registration-fines-needed-in-new-york-too/#comment-1943 Todd Scott Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:17:27 +0000 http://www.commuteroutrage.com/?p=633#comment-1943 No, Detroit bike licensing was not like state vehicle registration. The Detroit ordinance required anyone riding a bike in Detroit to have a license. It did not recognize other city's licensing. Imagine if vehicle drivers had to acquire a license for each city they drove in. And Detroit police only had the licensing available from 9-5 M-F at the police precincts. And they consistently run out of licenses to sell. Returning recovered stolen bikes is NOT a big issue in Detroit. The police collect about 100 per year. For these reasons and others, we successfully repealed this ordinance. No, Detroit bike licensing was not like state vehicle registration. The Detroit ordinance required anyone riding a bike in Detroit to have a license. It did not recognize other city’s licensing. Imagine if vehicle drivers had to acquire a license for each city they drove in.

And Detroit police only had the licensing available from 9-5 M-F at the police precincts.

And they consistently run out of licenses to sell.

Returning recovered stolen bikes is NOT a big issue in Detroit. The police collect about 100 per year.

For these reasons and others, we successfully repealed this ordinance.

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