Friday, June 10, 2011

Recumbents Were Illegal

During my commute home I talked to another commuter who was on a recumbent.  He mentioned that recumbent were just made legal.  So I had to do some internet research and I found this

http://www.bentrideronline.com/messageboard/showthread.php?t=68540

There was this that was NOT struck out,

(c) No bicycle shall be equipped or operated while equipped with a set of handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate his or her hands above his the operator's shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip area.

But this WAS struck out,

(d) No bicycle shall be equipped, modified, or altered in such a way as to cause the pedal in its lowermost position to be more than 12 inches above the ground, nor shall any bicycle be operated if so equipped.

And this

http://www.recumbentjournal.com/news/community/item/337-georgia-in-process-of-legalizing-recumbents.html

Interestingly there is also the removal of a requirement that all pedals sold with new bikes must have reflectors. J

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