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Only to be completely legal in the face of a rights battle.
<br><br>
I'll give you an example: <br><br>
The other day I was riding on a 35MPH road where there are cars parked
along the side and there are no alternative routes, due to the
configuration of canyons in the area. <br><br>
As I rode down that road, taking the right lane of the two going each
way, a fair number of motorists in their cars had no trouble passing me
to the left. There were a few however that seemed perplexed by the
concept of a cyclist "in their way." Many of the cyclists in
the area choose to be sidewalk riders, but at the 15-18MPH I was
traveling, sidewalk riding did not seem very practical, and the law (as I
cited) gives me rights to the road; to ride not along the curb, but out
in the lane as I was doing, to avoid the cars along the right side, and
their potential opening doors. <br><br>
So I got to thinking about a suitable slogan for the back of my T
shirt... to "inform" those perplexed motorists. I thought
of:<br><br>
<div align="center"><font color="#FF0000"><b>CVC 21200<br>
CVC 21202<br>
Google it.<br><br>
<br>
</b></font></div>
Well later, I did google CVC21200, just like I had written above, and I
realized that 21200 mentioned licensing, or really registration. I then
thought about the consequences of an argument with a cop... who might
fall back on the lack of license, as his point, to issue a ticket.
<br><br>
Yeah, a bit convoluted, but I realized that indeed, I am riding in
violation of a law and dammit, my argument would fall on deaf ears at
that point. <br><br>
<br>
At 03:43 PM 3/11/2007, Mike Berry wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Not to be flippant or otherwise
disrespectful, but why should I bother?<br><br>
Mike Berry<br>
<a href="http://www.sandiegocenturyriders.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.sandiegocenturyriders.com</a><br>
Home of the San Diego Brevet Series<br>
Dedicated to the Adventure and Camaraderie<br>
of Long Distance Cycling<br><br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org
[<a href="mailto:sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org" eudora="autourl">
mailto:sdcbc-bounces@bikesandiego.org</a>]<br>
On Behalf Of Pauline Callahan<br>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 4:32 PM<br>
To: fulton@exwis.com; sdcbc@bikesandiego.org<br>
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] While we are busy citing cvc21200 and
cvc21202...<br><br>
I just had a conversation with a cyclist who said he went to several
bike<br>
shops and they didn't have the rigistration forms. He said he ended
up in<br>
Pacific Baech somewhere. Action Cyclery in Scripts Ranch/Mira Mesa
area has<br>
registrations available. Also, there is a "bike fix"
community outreach<br>
going on next Saturday, March 17 in Tierra Santa (I don't have the
exact<br>
address, but it is at a church on Tierra Santa Blvd and there are signs)
and<br>
they will register your bike for free.<br><br>
<br>
---- Begin Original Message ----<br>
From: Fulton Martin <public@exwis.com><br>
Sent: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:45:42 -0700<br>
To: sdcbc@bikesandiego.org<br>
Subject: Re: [SDCBC] While we are busy citing cvc21200 and
cvc21202...<br><br>
I used to register my bicycles regularly, every two (?) years, until I
<br>
got my first recumbent and went to the local fire station, where I was
<br>
told they wouldn't be doing it anymore. I don't recall them saying the
<br>
function was being transferred to retailers, but could be...<br><br>
Even *if* retailers are doing it, how willing are they to register a
<br>
bicycle "upon the request of the owner" if the bicycle wasn't
purchased <br>
at their shop? (Bought my last one out-of-state.)<br><br>
Gene Carman wrote:<br>
> Has anyone noticed that part of cvc21200 cites cvc39000?<br>
> <br>
>
<a href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21200.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21200.htm</a><br>
> <br>
> 21200. (a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway
has all the <br>
> rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver
of <br>
> a vehicle by this division, including, but not limited to,
provisions <br>
> concerning driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or
drugs, <br>
> and by Division 10 (commencing with Section 20000), Section 27400,
<br>
> Division 16.7 (*commencing with Section 39000*), Division 17
(commencing <br>
> with Section 40000.1), and Division 18 (commencing with Section
42000), <br>
> except those provisions which by their very nature can have no<br>
application.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
>
<a href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d16_7/vc39001.htm" eudora="autourl">
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d16_7/vc39001.htm</a><br>
> <br>
> 39001. (a) The department shall procure and distribute
bicycle license <br>
> indicia and registration forms to all counties and cities which have
<br>
> adopted a bicycle licensing ordinance or resolution. Those counties
and <br>
> cities shall issue the indicia and registration form to the owner of
any <br>
> new bicycle, and may, upon request of the owner, issue an indicia
and <br>
> registration form to the owner of any bicycle which complies with
<br>
> Section 39007.<br>
> <br>
> The department shall charge and collect a fee, not to exceed the
cost of <br>
> procuring and distributing the license indicia and registration
form, <br>
> for each bicycle license indicia and registration form issued. All
fees <br>
> collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Motor
<br>
> Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Those fees are
hereby <br>
> continuously appropriated from the account for use by the department
to <br>
> defray costs to procure and distribute the bicycle license indicia
and <br>
> registration forms.<br>
> <br>
> So what is San Diego's policy on license and registration of <br>
> bicycles... assuming they have "adopted a bicycle
licensing ordinance <br>
> or resolution?" How many of us are in compliance with the
local law, <br>
> should we for instance be pulled over. <br>
> <br>
> If we are quick to cite cvc21200 and cvc21202, should we not also be
in <br>
> compliance with SDMC34.02?<br>
> <br>
><br>
<a href="http://clerkdoc.sannet.gov/legtrain/mc/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art04Division00" eudora="autourl">
http://clerkdoc.sannet.gov/legtrain/mc/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art04Division00</a>
<br><br>
> <br>
> <br>
> *§34.02 Bicycle License Required<br>
> *Except as provided by Section 34.09 of this article, it is unlawful
for <br>
> any person to<br>
> operate a bicycle upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, highway,
or <br>
> other public<br>
> property within the jurisdiction of The City of San Diego without
first <br>
> obtaining a<br>
> license issued by said City. Bicycle retailers are authorized and
<br>
> directed to issue,<br>
> upon written application, a bicycle license, to any person residing
<br>
> within the City of<br>
> San Diego. Bicycle retailers issuing licenses will charge a fee
pursuant <br>
> to section<br>
> 34.02. Fees collected in accordance with section 34.02 shall be sent
to <br>
> the San Diego<br>
> Fire Department. *Bicycle retailers will purchase bicycle licenses
and <br>
> stickers from the<br>
> San Diego Fire Department.* The San Diego Fire Department will
return $1 <br>
> of the $2<br>
> license fees collected to bicycle retailers upon return of a
completed <br>
> registration<br>
> form. License applicants who reside outside the City of San Diego
shall <br>
> be referred to<br>
> their respective city or jurisdiction of residency. Any bicycle not
<br>
> subject to the<br>
> provisions of this article may be licensed upon the request of the
owner.<br>
> <br>
> How many of you are in compliance? <br>
> <br>
> <br>
>
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