Here’s a heads up for those of you who sometimes park on the sidewalk in the city…it appears the NYPD is on a ticket blitz. But with a twist this time. Not only are bikes that are parked on sidewalks being ticketed, chains cut, towed, and impounded, but the NYPD is arresting scooter riders on [...]
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Who says you can’t get anything for free? For those of you who signed up last year, you’ve been enjoying a free subscription of Motorcyclist Magazine… Well the good folks at Road Gear are doing it again: Click on the link and get your free subscription. I think it’s limited this time, so you have [...]
I’ve gotten a few emails recently about a motorcycle parking area in the Financial District by Pier 13 that’s going to be taken away because of construction. If you sent me an email, sorry for the delay: let me just put my $0.02 here instead of replying one by one.
My first reaction to this news [...]
Yesterday was a good day for this country. And hopefully it might encourage you to believe in our system of government. I hope so. I wrote about Proposition 416A a while back. Well it turns out that many people in law enforcement think this is a done-deal. They think this law will surely pass sometime [...]
Anti-Motorcycle Legislation in NYC
Posted in alert, motorcycle, new york on Dec 16th, 2008
The New York City Council is considering “Proposed Int 416″ a new law that would make it illegal to park a motorcycle with an exhaust that does not have an EPA sticker on it. The fine for the first offense will be $1000 and the police would tow your motorcycle until you paid your fine. [...]