[SDCBC] Harassed by the W

[John Eldon]

I have locked bicycles to lampposts and street signs in public rights-of-way and private parking lots countless times over the years. You were right; the hotel shill was wrong.

Eric Converse <econver at yahoo.com> 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.


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