A few more competely misguided town officials

[pfunkallstar]

This lunacy is surprisingly common, be it the police officer who pulls over a girl for biking to school, Demint and Colburn’s incomprehensible hatred of bicycles, or the Park Service’s continued inability to understand that gigantic potholes are not conducive to life. Sadly, I can’t imagine that Hull, Wisconsin has all that many bicyclists to begin with given the climate, undeveloped infrastructure, and obesity rate (At least half the adults in every county in Wisconsin are either overweight or obese, according to a new state report. The new Department of Health Services report, Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Wisconsin, indicates that the obesity rate for adults in the state has more than doubled since 1990, reflecting a nationwide trend.)

[Greenbelt]

In my opinion, banning bikes for “safety” by the NPS caused a near death in our area. In this case, high-speed cyclists have been using an NPS parkway to train for many years. Then NPS banned them, but they kept doing their ride anyway. Then a self-appointed vigilante tried to kill them, because, after all, they were doing something illegal, right?
http://forthunt.patch.com/articles/driver-flees-scene-on-gw-parkway-leaving-injured-cyclist?ncid=following_comment

[DismalScientist]

The article complains about groups of runners at night and those that impede traffic. The only complaint about bicyclist is salmoning. Obviously, the “solution” is wrong-headed. Perhaps the solution is that bicycle advocates should come out more effectively against bone-headed behavior by cyclists.

@pfunkallstar: Your provincialism is stunning. As someone who grew up in Wisconsin, I can assure you that cycling in rural Wisconsin is generally more pleasant than in rural areas around here, mainly because of better attitudes of drivers.

[JimF22003]

Here’s the Onion’s take:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/town-seeks-to-criminalize-walking-and-biking,26417/

[JimF22003]

dupe

[Greenbelt]

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/my-trip-to-madison-bikes-brews-burgers-and-a-bb/?hpw

Parts of WI bike friendly, it seems.

[creadinger]

@Greenbelt 9713 wrote:

Parts of WI bike friendly, it seems.

I remember a recent article in Bicycling magazine labeling parts of Wisconsin a cycling Garden of Eden because the quality of the roads, rolling terrain, and the lack of any people (drivers or cyclists) all combining to make for a great experience.

I know that if I was going to be touring the Northern Tier cross-country route anytime soon, I’d detour through this little place just to test them. I would also try really hard to not stop and spend any money because the last thing I want them to have is my financial support.

[PotomacCyclist]

I’m surprised you all didn’t know that bicycles emit 30 times more carbon dioxide and particulates than automobiles do. The Town of Hull is actually being proactive in protecting the environment and… wait, scratch that.

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I had always thought of Wisconsin as a good place to ride, at least when it’s not winter. They have a lot of well known cycling and triathlon events, including an Ironman race, one of the new events in the HITS Triathlon Series, a Centurion Cycling event and more. Bicycling Magazine also named Madison the 7th best city for cycling in the U.S.

[consularrider]

Let me see, where is the headquarters of Trek, oh yah, Waterford, WISCONSIN. I’ve ridden north from Milwaukee several times and have had no problems with any of the small towns I’ve been in.

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