[foreveralout]

The city of Raleigh, N.C., is building a concrete skatepark, and as it stands now. bikes will not be allowed. what we need from you is to sign this petition allowing bikes in to the parks.

http://bmxnc.petitionhost.com/

Please sign and post this on any local biking websites and forums that you know of. I will post a website showing pics of the park in progress later. Thank you all !!!!

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

done.

 

[joelalamo45]

done.

 

[dirtjunkie]

signed

 

[v-digit]

signed.

 

[jonKranked]

Tell them that if they build a skatepark and don't allow bikes, then they need to build a separate bike park. Because that's discriminatory!!!!!11

 

[A Grove]

signed

 

[tmx]

done. good luck y'all!

 

[demo 9]

signed but the comments box is terrible-all skaters saying to get your own park. I used to skate and can see where they are coming from with the bikers(mostly brakeless bmxers) but they do make a decent point. when is the last time bikers got a park. i'm not saying it hasn't happened but i cant think of a single time it did happen.

 

[Beast]

Done and done! I hope it comes through for ya.

 

[Iridemtb]

Tell them that if they build a skatepark and don't allow bikes, then they need to build a separate bike park. Because that's discriminatory!!!!!11

Doubt that was a serious remark, but the township apparently is building the park with their own funds, so can't they determine who and what can participate there?

 

[sittingduck]

http://www.spausa.org/bikes-parks.html
CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES
If you are a private park then you can decide who uses the park. If you are a city park and you discriminate against the biker (who is usually accepted into private parks) then you may have a civil rights issue. You may be required to build a separate bike park.

Nothing concrete there, but they do raise the issue...

 

[SirChomps-a-Lot]

Not sure that's how it works... In California, bikes aren't allowed in any public skatepark. The reason has something to do with the fact that everyone has a bike in their garage, but only skaters have skateboards. So the lawyers have branded skateboarding an "inherently dangerous activity" and as such they can't sue. Riding a bike on the other hand, has not been branded an "inherently dangerous activity" so cyclists who crash on a bike path or in a skatepark could sue.

That's how I understand it anyway.

What we need is a bike civil rights movement. We will persevere...

http://www.spausa.org/bikes-parks.html
CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES
If you are a private park then you can decide who uses the park. If you are a city park and you discriminate against the biker (who is usually accepted into private parks) then you may have a civil rights issue. You may be required to build a separate bike park.

Nothing concrete there, but they do raise the issue...

 

[RideRMB]

Signed. I would suggest that everybody check out the message board on the site. The skaters have made some pretty immature comments. I did my best to set them straight but having some backup would be nice!

 

[demo 9]

see skaters vs bikers thread

 

[RideRMB]

see skaters vs bikers thread

The whole board is filled with immature kids. I mean have you seen the names? Instead of taking my contructive criticism they just mouth off..this should definetly shown the the city council to show what skaters can and are like sometimes...