[pct-l] Bikers on the PCT

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Oct 24, 2010, at 1:11 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bikers on the PCT
>
>
> What is needed is called ENFORCEMENT - including appropriate  
> penaltys for
> violations to get the message across. Obviously more is needed than  
> just a sign
> of a bycycle (or motorcycle) with a diagonal red slash. What is  
> needed is an
> additional sign indicating that there will be FINES for violations.  
> The bikers
> are well aware that they don't belong on the PCT. Start with a  
> written citation
> with just a warning on the first offence. After that the  
> consequences for
> violations should become greater - substantial fines and possibly  
> impounding the
> illegal wheeled vehicle. It should cost them money to get it back.

Good idea except no warning for the first offense. There is no way to  
positively identify a mountain biker. They have no license or  
registration on their bicycles. They frequently carry no ID and give  
false names. So their bicycles should be immediately confiscated and  
they should be given a ticket and forced to walk home. They may  
retrieve their bicycle upon presenting a picture ID with the name and  
signature of the person they claimed to be when the ticket was issued.