Man In Wheelchair Ticketed For Riding In Street

joepole · 06-22-2007, 12:54 PM

First off, a bicycle is about a billion times faster than a motorized wheelchair. Secondly, a wheelchair is a device that enable a person with a disability to function as a pedestrian, a bicycle is a device that enables an able-bodied person to move about with greater speed and less energy expenditure. Thirdly, LA law specifically extends vehicular rights to bicycle operators:

LA RS32§194:

Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway of this state shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter, except as to special regulations in this Part and except as to those provisions of this Chapter which by their very nature can have no application.

06-22-2007, 12:54 PM	#5
joepole SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,606 Rep Power: 281	First off, a bicycle is about a billion times faster than a motorized wheelchair. Secondly, a wheelchair is a device that enable a person with a disability to function as a pedestrian, a bicycle is a device that enables an able-bodied person to move about with greater speed and less energy expenditure. Thirdly, LA law specifically extends vehicular rights to bicycle operators: LA RS32§194: Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway of this state shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter, except as to special regulations in this Part and except as to those provisions of this Chapter which by their very nature can have no application.

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