[pct-l] Bikes on PCT- alternative enforcement idea

[Jim Keener ( J J )]

FP H,

I applaud Brick's action regarding your messages. And I have asked that you not contact me again. Please. 

Jim Keener ( J J )

On Nov 7, 2010, at 2:24 PM, FP H <footpedalhoof at hotmail.com> wrote:

> gwschenk at socal.rr.com,
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> That's a fair question. No, I think it would be very hard to argue for motorbikes on the PCT for at least a couple of reasons. First, I think the erosional impacts of motorized vehicles has been shown to be greatly larger than that of feet, bicycles and hooves and would imply a level of maintenance that would be impractical on much of the trail. Maintaining trails to a non-motorized standard that includes bicycles is clearly possible because of the many examples that exist. Second, with a motor running in a driver's ears it creates a situation where we could have no reasonable expectation of a driver being aware of another trail user until they were visible. This is far less the case with bicycles because, first, bicycles generally travel much slower than a motorbike and bicycles are quiet, which allows cyclists to hear and anticipate other users. Anyway, those are the quick thoughts that come to mind.
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> -FPH
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> gwschenk at socal.rr.com wrote:
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> > Will you make the same arguments for motorbikes?