Comments on: Mapping Traffic Laws http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/03/24/mapping-traffic-laws/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 May 2012 19:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: sexify http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/03/24/mapping-traffic-laws/#comment-6741 sexify Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:09:30 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=751#comment-6741 @ Nick Good point. Considering the bicycle has been used as a vehicle for longer than the automobile, it'd be interesting to find out when and under what circumstances those states decided to strike bikes from their list of recognised 'vehicles'. @ Nick

Good point. Considering the bicycle has been used as a vehicle for longer than the automobile, it’d be interesting to find out when and under what circumstances those states decided to strike bikes from their list of recognised ‘vehicles’.

]]> By: Nick http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/03/24/mapping-traffic-laws/#comment-6733 Nick Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:30:49 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=751#comment-6733 Strange they picked helmets as a starting point. If you look at bicycle laws in general they are a crazy quilt, starting with basic stuff like where to ride. To wit: some states require cyclists to use the shoulder, some prohibit them from doing so, and some are silent on the practice. Some states consider a bicycle a vehicle, but many consider it a "device." Strange they picked helmets as a starting point. If you look at bicycle laws in general they are a crazy quilt, starting with basic stuff like where to ride. To wit: some states require cyclists to use the shoulder, some prohibit them from doing so, and some are silent on the practice. Some states consider a bicycle a vehicle, but many consider it a “device.”

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