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Article #90Re: It looks like PATH changed their bike policy!
From: Daniel Abranko
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 00:00
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In article <35A2776C.5F749D88@value.net>, Silas Warner <silas@value.net> wrote: >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 I'd just love to see a small diesel engined vehicle wander onto BART... ;) -Dan -- Remove xxx from my address to reply.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fd3ff,48cdb8c8877310f4 X-Google-Attributes: gidfd3ff,public X-Google-Thread: 112ce4,77dcfd28fba65112 X-Google-Attributes: gid112ce4,public X-Google-Thread: 10ca13,77dcfd28fba65112 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ca13,public From: abrankodxxx@usa.net (Daniel Abranko) Subject: Re: It looks like PATH changed their bike policy! Date: 1998/07/08 Message-ID: <abrankodxxx-0807981326080001@207-172-114-35.s35.as9.nyd.erols.com> X-Deja-AN: 369600244 References: <35A12A44.6A40@erols.com> <35A173BE.4D64@sprynet.com> <35A2776C.5F749D88@value.net> X-Complaints-To: abuse@erols.com X-Trace: winter.news.erols.com 899918857 16789 207.172.114.35 (8 Jul 1998 17:27:37 GMT) X-Face: "gWh&R1X=\'MIqvhI>qiuxFU$]7M2u9}V["ZUQa5$$H\o+nDxqriMOd6j>GjL Ny^ls1=uZ!'Cn?!>Gqu~@xuu'Vow.I-;"s:e$efEy>:4Pg' Organization: Erol's Internet Services Newsgroups: nyc.transit,misc.transport.urban-transit,ba.transportation