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Re: It looks like PATH changed their bike policy!

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From: Daniel Abranko
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

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From: abrankodxxx@usa.net (Daniel Abranko)
Subject: Re: It looks like PATH changed their bike policy!
Date: 1998/07/08
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