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Originally Posted by joepole
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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I still think you are full of it. A bicycle rider is only as fast as the person that pedals it. Some of the older bike riders probably aren't as fast as they use to be. But because they are on bikes it is okay for them to hold traffic up. Where as a disabled person that uses their wheelchair to get where their going, it is not right for them to use the road. It is still discrimination.