Six ways to get a ticket on your bike
| June 18, 2009- Artist: Lisa Slakov
- Title: Vancouver Police hand out tickets for Bike Month
- Album: Redeye: Vancouver Cooperative Radio
- Genre: Interview
- Year: 2009
- Length: 16:52 minutes (15.45 MB)
- Format: Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Show Notes:
Six ways to get a ticket on your bike in Vancouver:
Not having a bell - $109
Failing to stop at a stop sign - $167
Two abreast on the road -$109
Riding on the sidewalk - $109
Not wearing a helmet - $29
Riding without due care - $195
Cycling advocates are stunned that the Vancouver Police Department chose the month of June to start a ticketing campaign against cyclists. June is Bike Month in Vancouver, a time when citizens are encouraged to get out of their cars and onto their bikes. We speak with Lisa Slakov of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition.
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