[SDCBC] Harassed by the W

[Robert Leone]

Dear Eric:
	It's illegal to park so you BLOCK the sidewalk. Otherwise I think it's 
fine. Unless you're worried about vigilante overreaction.

Robert Leone

Eric Converse wrote:
> Speaking of bikes and the law.
> 
> I was lucky enough to get a summons to serve for jury duty this week (ha 
> ha).  On my first day I didn't know where I should go so I attempted to 
> park my bike near the North East corner of 421 West B Street (the 
> location of "The W" hotel) when a hotel employee came up to me and asked 
> me to move my bike after I was nearly finished locking two locks.  I 
> responded by asking, "why."  He said it was ugly in front of their 
> building.  I responded by saying that it was a public sidewalk and I was 
> not obstructing people's path so I shouldn't have to move it.  I also 
> told him I thought it was a beautiful bike and far more beautiful than 
> the rusty construction truck parked right in front of me.  He then said 
> he'd contact the city to see if he could have the locks cut and the bike 
> forcibly removed.  I was shocked and wasn't sure where I stood legally, 
> so after a bit of grumbling I unlocked my bike and moved it. 
> 
> Does anyone know what the law says about bikes parked on sidewalks?  
> There was no designated bicycle parking within a block, that I could 
> see, and I was locking the bicycle to a lamp post.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Eric
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mary Winn <mary.e.winn at gmail.com>
> To: JonIsaacs at aol.com; Sdcbc <sdcbc at bikesandiego.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 10:10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [SDCBC] Pulled over for "taking the lane"
> 
> I should mention that I was not ticketed, merely informed about proper 
> bicycle riding "according to the law".
> 
> 
> Mary E. Winn
> 
> Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
> University of California, San Diego 
> La Jolla, CA 92093-0685 
> (734) 323-5417 
> mewinn at ucsd.edu <mailto:mewinn at ucsd.edu>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 3, 2008, at 10:01 AM, JonIsaacs at aol.com 
> <mailto:JonIsaacs at aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> In a message dated 4/3/2008 9:56:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>> mary.e.winn at gmail.com <mailto:mary.e.winn at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> This morning, I was pulled over by a motorcycle police officer at the 
>>> corner of University and Idaho (I should mention he was polite and 
>>> friendly).  He informed me and my partner that it is against the law 
>>> to take over the lane and that we must ride as far to the right as 
>>> possible, even if this means there is a chance of getting hit by a 
>>> car door.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think you need to go to court with that officer and discuss it with 
>> the judge.  The word is "practicable". 
>>
>> Riding in the door zone is not "practicable."  I am sure Jim and Kathy 
>> will respond with some help.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
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