Should state and county parks and forest preserves permit - Pedal Electric - bikes, trikes or 4 wheeler on bike trails and paths?
With a nation of inhaling fast food, breeding generations of body barges, road rage, distractive texting while driving along with congested roads its a battle to commute by bike. During the downturned economy, some states and counties are doing a decent job burning up taxpayers money by land grabbing yet letting it sit for non-use.
Although a few are making an effort of creating crushed limestone bike paths that connect to roads, these might work as a decent commute. No doubt and guessing 99.5% of Americans wouldn't consider commuting by bike for various reasons, but what if we removed some of the excuses?
Most state's do allow with limiting factors of electric bikes on certain roads so why not allow them on the networked bike paths through forest preserves? With some quick research (please correct me if I'm wrong) but I'm finding most do not allow electrics, pedal hybrid or not.
Basic list of beni's allowing ped electric's:
Safety by being primarily off the roadway - relieve congestion - numerous health benefits even when when the electric assist help them along - reducing emissions -
BTW - WE don't need patrol or additional gov. workers controlling bike traffic on bike path or some new bike czar telling us we need airbags on our bike cars.
Elf Electric Pedal Car: When 1 Horsepower Is Enough - WSJ.com
