[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 61, Issue 27

[Edward Anderson]

WRONG. The Wilderness Act was designated by Congress in 1964. Mechanized transport, by any kind of machine, was clearly banned - about a decade before Mountain Bikes were invented.
 
under       PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN USES
 
I quote:    " - - - there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motor boats, no landing aircraft, no other form of mechanized transport, and no structure or installation within any such area."
 
 
You are welcome to use the PCT and to visit our wonderful Wilderness Areas - just leave your bicycle at home. You can walk or ride a horse or a mule like the rest of us.
 

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Ban on wheels in Wilderness goes back to 84 and the PCT to 88.  I would not be so sure that it won't change.

Happy trails.


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Subject: [pct-l] Fw:  wheeled backpack
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Hello Jack, 
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Chipmunk made some very?good points that you should heed - the wheel could be very dangerous on parts of the PCT. Michael Irving advanced a good, simple, and legal solution.
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You do not say if your son is actually
 "handicapped" or even "disabled", only that he has a history of knee, back, and hip problems. He is not in a wheelchair. I seriously doubt that he would qualify under the ADA act. 
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I?also doubt that there would be an exception to allow wheels on the PCT for any reason. If they ever did, it would be the beginning of a slippery slope. The Mountain Bikers would jump on the opportunity. There would be pressure to allow bikers with back "pain" to ride on the PCT. If a precedent were once set, it would open the door to wheels for various reasons. The ban on wheels or any kind of mechanized transport?to protect?the PCT and Wilderness areas goes back many decades. It will not be changed.