Iowa to outlaw cycling

[vorsprung]

"A group that calls itself the "Citizens for Safety Coalition of Iowa" is asking people to sign a petition that asks the legislature to create a ballot initiative for the November 2010 election that would ban bicycles on "farm-to-market" roads"

see

Radio Iowa: Group wants to ban bikes on rural roads

Citizen Rider: Depressing news from Iowa

http://www.cfscofiowa.com/

[hulver]

For "The land of the free" they don't half seem happy about restricting people's freedom.

[robbo6]

Stop sharing Iowa FM roads - The Petition Site

[clarion]

Stop sharing Iowa FM roads - The Petition Site

Awesome.

[TheLurker]

Unfortunately this is not the first time anti-cyclist measures have been tried.
See the point about Nazi Germany - about half way down. Not quite the same thing, but ...

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[Cunobelin]

There was a version of the Pastor Neidermeyer verse...

First they came for the cyclists....
First they came for the cyclists who jumped the red lights, but I was not a red light jumper so I said nothing.

Then they came for the cyclists who rode on the pavements, but I was not a pavement cyclist so I said nothing.

Then they came for the cyclists who used the road instead of the cycle facilities, but I always used the cycle facilities so said nothing.

Then they converted the cycle facilities into bendy-bus routes and I had nowhere to go.

So I went to the cycle campaign group but there was nobody left to speak for me.

(Posted by Chris Hutt to the "Green Bristol Blog December 2008)l
Almost begs a further translation with the next stages they wish to ban.... simply because they are in their way.

[border-rider]

Stop sharing Iowa FM roads - The Petition Site

Everyone should sign this

[Wobbly John]

I have! 

[teethgrinder]

I read the "ban cycling" petition. It's good to see that they are seeing an increase in cycling.

"Ban the car" petition signed
 

[FatBloke]

I'm in there at No. 112!!   

[Gus]

 230 

[TimO]

Unfortunately this is not the first time anti-cyclist measures have been tried.
See the point about Nazi Germany - about half way down. Not quite the same thing, but ...

         From Salvador Dalí to the Nazis, Rebecca Seal goes round the world by bike | Environment | The Observer

Lithuania

Has one of the highest rates of cycling fatality in the developed world, at 22 deaths per 100,000.

per 100000 what?  Miles, Journeys, total deaths?

Does anybody ever proof read this stuff?  I presume they think they're competing with the Grauniad.