Why Amish buggies should be banned
Frequently bicycle trails are opposed because people believe that improved bicycle access abets crime, even though automobiles are used to facilitate crimes far more often, and even with regard to bicycle trails, crime is higher in abutting residential neighborhoods and commercial districts (see "Sidewalks and Shared-Use Paths: Safety, Security, and Maintenance" from the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration), recent problems in DC notwithstanding (see "Another bicyclist is robbed on popular Metropolitan Branch Trail" from the Washington Post).
The Associated Press reports, in "Amish teen with beer in buggy spurs police chase" about the use of a horse and buggy to attempt to evade police. Based on the idea of "one and done" obviously we need to ban such vehicles because their use may abet crime.
Labels: crime, transportation
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