Hello /n/, greetings from /sci/~I am joining a group of students at my university in an attempt to change the rules for bicycles around campus. Currently, they are banned withing the campus limits, and riders can get ticketed if caught by police. In the off-chance that anyone cares, the school is CU @ Denver, at the Auraria Campus. Right now, we are writing an extensive proposal on the matter, and we're seeking any positives that might be able to help us persuade the school board to lighten their grip on such rules. Currently, it has been argued that foot traffic is too heavy to allow for bicycles, and that they only cause trouble. This we know to be BS, as many students ride right on through campus without any problems, and avoid police attention in one way or another.That being said /n/, I come to you asking for help. What kind of good reasons can you come up with for having bikes on campus?
I wish to make one little detail clear:Bikes are banned FOR USE on the campus. Having a bike itself around campus isn't a problem at all, as long as you are not riding it. The campus even has a shit ton of bike lock locations, etc.
It totally depends on campus, pedestrian etiquette, etc. I generally ride quite fast and take risks that would eventually not end well for the person I crash into (and myself). Unless the etiquette has been established for a long time, plainly starting it is likely to have a good deal of problems; some of which may call into question the passing of said rules in the first place. Also, I've not been on a campus where roads were so scarce so as to really inconvenience any cyclist. Sounds like one of the non-issues brought up by young students so as to justify the existence of (or give meaning to) a frail political entity.This is just an opinion of course. /n/ will likely have something for you. Best of luck.
Are there no streets on the campus?What kind of campus is it? How big is the campus?Why aren't you talking to the student government about it?
>>315714The proposal is being written with the aid of student government. They have leverage with the school board, but the big indication of a problem (to the board) is when a large group of students has a problem. While there are streets surrounding the campus, the campus itself has almost none. The campus is basically a commuter school, on the outskirts of the capitol. The campus is about two miles by a mile and a half wide.
UC Berkeley had a few mandatory dismount zones, such as Sproul Plaza, a busy area on campus where many students would hang out. Argue in favor of a few dismount zones in congested areas instead of an outright ban. This keeps the cops/college happy as there are still fines to collect.
>>315718Well you shouldn't be riding on the sidewalk anyways.
get a large cap of google maps of the campus and post ffs
not walking
I assume students can walk their bikes through campus but now they want to be able to ride? If that's true, then you haven't presented the entire situation to us and are asking us to make a judgement. With your skill at shading facts, you must be a pre-law student.
>Auraria lolWatch out for the light rail! hahah
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I wish to drive my truck through campus, why can't I? My guess is bicycle riders have been bad, and now you are all being punished. Riding on sidewalks, running stop signs, not following the rules of the road, NOT SIGNALING TURNS....
>>315800You'd understand if you saw the Denver hipsters who go to the Auraria campus
>>315798There are streets penetrating all of campus. I have no idea what the problem is. inb4 streets are posted for motorized traffic only
>>315798Banning bicycles from roads? How is that legal? It's not even private property. Anyhow, when and why was this ban put in place to begin with? Find that out and that will make your efforts easier to direct.
I went to Metro State a few years ago. The map pointed out here: >>315798is extremely deceiving. There are actually no roads through campus, all the roads turn into sidewalks but the sidewalks retain the road names, fuck knows why.>>315758Also I'm not sure if anything has changed since I was there, but people have always been able to walk bikes through campus. I believe that OP is pushing to allow people to ride bikes through the campus entirely. I apologize if things are different now. The last time I was there was the spring of '08.
*be* the bike
>>315851what...the fuck
>>315851Not nearly enough stiffness in the frame, dude.
I think it's pretty simple, if cars can't travel on these paths cyclists should only be moving at the pace or a jogger (or whatever is the fastest moving object on these roads).When I ride through a park I am usually moving at the speed of a light jogger. Pedestrians on a pedestrian trail are not looking out for fast moving objects like they would near a street. But if your campus police ride bikes on campus or those stupid golf cart things then fuck all that shit and just organize a critical mass through your campus.
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