I keep seeing laws every so often that make me lol and I’m sure you do to. So here is a thread for them!
Kuwait bans DSLR cameras - http://thenextweb.com/me/2010/11/23/kuwait-dslr-camera-ban-now-in-effect/
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzAwMTg4ODg1
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seriously?
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If a proposed bill becomes law in New Jersey, bicyclists will have to pay to register bikes or face a fine. The bill, introduced by Democratic New Jersey assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker of Essex, requires owners to register bikes with the Motor Vehicle Commission for $10 dollars a piece or face fines up to $100. A license plate would be issued and will have to be displayed when riding on public roads. Plates would be valid for two years. John Boyle with the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia is against the proposed bill. “Her office has an issue with bicyclists on the sidewalks,” he said. “We are asking our New Jersey members and people in the state of New Jersey to contact their state assembly representatives and ask them to oppose this legislation,” Boyle said. Boyle says the enforcement will be almost impossible. He believes it would also be a drain on police resources and a financial burden to some.
Nothing new. They have this in Hawaii already except the “plates” are just stickers. I wonder if any other states already do this.
Chris Christie is not amused
i can’t understand how you could manage this… and what limits do you set?
Do young teens have to have this sticker? If they don’t even have a driver’s license how will you ID them and make it stick?
Wouldnt you have to have a bicycle registry with serial numbers etc. to link the plates or stickers to in order for this to be of any value???
What is the purpose of this other than to add bureaucracy?
I guess you could have meter-maids do this so that it doesnt touch cops.
lol, already withdrawn;
Tucker told the Star-Ledger of Newark that she proposed the bill because senior citizens called her to complain about children on bikes. The seniors told her they had been knocked down but had no way to register a complaint because they couldn’t identify the rider.
She withdrew the measure Thursday, saying she would instead look for other ways to protect older pedestrians.
Typical “let’s punish everyone for the actions of a few” policy making.
In the City of Ithaca & Village of Cayuga Heights, it is required that bicycles operated within these limits be licensed.
The non-transferable license cost is 50¢ for either the city or village license, and each is valid for a two-year period.
What’s the fine? If the license is only 50¢…
Another funny one:
WV State Senator Erik Wells (Democrat, 7th district) plans to introduce a bill during the upcoming legislative session, which begins Wednesday, that would revoke the driver’s licenses of parents whose children miss too many days of school.
Wells said he doesn’t doubt that if the bill is passed, it would be challenged, and that he’s not aware of any other states having similar legislation.
I wonder why no other state has similar legislation, lol.
Couldn’t see this one coming :picard:
Two bills recently introduced in the state Assembly would require that all bikes in the state be registered each year and sport a license plate.
Assemblyman Michael DenDekker introduced the measures.
The first applies to personal bicycles. The license plate would cost $25 for the first year and $5 each year after.
The second bill would require a $50 license plate fee for commercial bikes. It would also require casualty insurance.
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/money/4_your_wallet/bicycle-license-plates-could-be-coming
Anyone under 18 would have a special mark on their plate.
That should help pedo bear out :pedo1:
This might make sense in NYC for commercial bikes, but not upstate. The guy who started this is from Queens.
But reading more into this, it gets worse:
Although we do come out with alternatives to enforcement issues, putting cameras in bus lanes, for example, it’s the same kind of thing we may be able to do someday with bicycle lanes. We would put cameras in bicycle lanes to make sure that bicyclists are wearing their helmets and have their lights on and are riding in a manner which is accustomed to the lane or if they’re being reckless and endangering and hurting others. I believe it also gives more credibility to bicyclists, making them more a part of the road.
That’s from his own mouth. The guy wants red light cameras for bikes. :ham:
Mileage tax… No way I can see this happening, but it’s been proposed and being brought up again;
The Obama administration wants to spend $556 billion over the next six years on transportation projects, but they may have to get creative to pay for them. One “practical option” could be taxing drivers based on their mileage…
“Now, electronic metering and billing are making per-mile charges a practical option,” the report said.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20047201-503544.html
Editorial: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/25/cbos-toll-road-fib/
And here we have the worst law ever, Europe edition;
EU to ban cars from cities by 2050
Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8411336/EU-to-ban-cars-from-cities-by-2050.html
Hasn’t happened yet, but riders in Michigan might not have to wear helmets anymore. :tif:
http://detnews.com/article/20110404/POLITICS02/104040334/Helmet-rules-likely-to-be-nixed
One for Canada. No tweeting election results!