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Article #89Re: It looks like PATH changed their bike policy!
From: Silas Warner
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 00:00
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Jonathan White wrote: > > Jason R. DeCesare wrote: > > > Normal fares are paid for each journey > > No more than two bicycles per PATH car > > Group travel is limited to four accompanying cyclists > > BICYCLE RIDING on the PATH system is strictly > > prohibited, violators will be removed for their > > safety and the safety of other passengers. > > Mopeds or other motorized vehicles are not > > permitted on the PATH system. > > Ummm... could it not be argued that electric wheelchairs are "motorized > vehicles"? In our vaunted litigious society, it's only a matter of time > before somebody sues PATH over that choice of wording! I noticed that myself, in connection to BART's bike policy, which was also recently liberalized along the same lines as PATH. The BART policy now reads, "Gasoline powered vehicles are always prohibited." The "gasoline" spec was apparently added for the sake of the disabled, but it gave quite a boost to ZAP and other electric bicycle makers. Silas Warner
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