Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t...
by cjensen on Saturday January 21, 2017 @12:58AM
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There are weight limits on many bridges yet pickup trucks are sold without a built in scale. Basically, if you think you might be breaking the law, it's up to you to figure it out.
I ride very causally, and use an App to measure my ride. From that, I know I average around 10mph when riding with my spouse. It's not hard to extrapolate and figure out where the limit is.
Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t...
by mc32 on Friday January 20, 2017 @11:38PM
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Smartphones with GPS can also help in ascertaining groundspeed. I would imagine it would make sense to only ticket those coming down bends and turns recklessly where they could easily barrel into a ped.
Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t...
by 0xADEADBEE on Saturday January 21, 2017 @12:49AM
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The whole reason speed limits for motor vehicles is a reasonable concept is that the majority of them weigh more than a ton. Applying similar logic to bicycles is asinine.
Re:In Marin, if you speed on your bicycle you're now going t...
by cjensen on Saturday January 21, 2017 @01:02AM
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People routinely break their own bones when mountain bike riding. There is plenty of momentum available to do serious damage.
It's a shared trail. Would it be safe for hikers if someone rode a bike at 100mph? Of course not. To paraphrase Churchill, we've established the need for a speed limit, so the only thing left to discuss is which speed to set the limit at.
*A quick search on Amazon reveals many for less than $20, but I've never seen a bike sold with one attached.