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@awalkerinthecity,

I ride my motorcycle occasionally entirely for recreational reasons. I have to carry insurance and register the vehicle. Why isn't it too burdensome for me?

There could be very easy and defined boundaries to the requirement. Like, if you want to ride on a public street or sidewalk, you have to carry insurance etc.

I grew up on a farm. We had farm trucks that while street legal were unliscensed and uninsured simply because by law they didn't need to be if we kept them off the roads and in the fields which is what we did. If cyclists want to ride on trails, great but I too don't see why everyone else who rides a vehicle and who has equal access to the road has to carry the same protections. Why can't I as a driver have legal recourse when a cyclist breaks the law and causes an accident or damage to my vehicle?

Insurance, licensing is equally burdensome on everyone. It isn't a valid excuse.

by dcdriver2 on Jun 7, 2012 1:05 pm • link • report

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