St. Charles County is looking to ban cyclists from certain roads.
St. Charles County Council website: http://council.sccmo.org/council
Bills for introduction are on the agenda for Monday, July 12, 2010. Bill No. 3620 - Prohibit bicycles on HWY DD, D, F, Z & 94 from HWY 40 to County Line until shoulders or bicycle lanes are in place.
Bill sponsor is Mr. Joe Brazil (District 2). Contact information is:
636-399-2975 or jbrazil@sccmo.org
No idea if bicycle lanes or shoulders are planned in the near term or long term. The language is creative and does allow for the ban to be lifted if bicycle lanes or shoulders are in the works but no idea if that is the case and given budgets and economics, it isn't likely a priority, if it is even on the agenda at all for the future.
The real concern is that this may set a new precedent. Tour of Missouri gone, banning main thoroughfares, etc. What's next? Cyclists are taxpayers too.
See the Momentum Cycles website as well for a brief article:
http://www.momentumcycles.com/
Refer to Missouri Revised Statutes. Specifically, see Title XIX related to Motor Vehicles, etc.
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/statutes.htm
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/statutes.htm#T19
http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/C300-399/3000000330.HTM
Contact information above if you feel compelled to send a quick note to Mr. Brazil.
Mogman
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