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A Video Message About Bike Licensing, From New Jersey

by Ben Fried, January 14, 2011, StreetsBlog

Via Andy B at WalkBikeJersey, here’s how one Newark newspaperman responded to a recent proposal to mandate bicycle registration in his state. (Congrats on breaking the story, WalkBikeJersey.)

NYC’s own Eric Ulrich is contemplating a similar bill, though not one that would apply to minors. Somehow I doubt any of our local print outfits will respond in similar fashion.

It’s possible that Ulrich will get a look at this video and think twice about pushing for bike registrations, but it doesn’t look like he’s ready to re-examine his bill just yet.

Jump to see the video . . . .