Dinosaurs are alive and well in Jefferson County Colorado

Too bad that weren’t converted into the petroleum they obviously want to support.

After just passing a bill in Colorado to make cycling a little safer, the Jefferson County commissions want to make cycling impossible. Never mind the cost of gas, never mind the environmental issues, never mind the exercise benefits; cars come first with these ancient relics.

Bicycle Colorado is reporting on its website Possible Bike Ban on Horizon – Can they really do this?! the Jefferson County commissioners are requesting a state law that would allow counties to ban cyclists from roads of their choice. Effectively anyplace that anyone had a commissioner’s ear in the state of Colorado could ban bicycles from “their” roads.

What can you do?

1. Join Bicycle Colorado. It’s only $30 a year. Spend more money and get socks!

2. Sign up for Bicycle Colorado’s emails about the issue. They’re not bad; at least you can read them and feel like your money is doing something.

3. Find out who your legislators are if you live in Colorado and let them know you are opposed to any proposal to ban vehicles in Colorado, bikes or cars. If you don’t contact the governor and tell him you ride a bike in Colorado when you visit and you visit often, if you do.

Here is the insane thing. You can’t ride your bike home on certain roads if this bill passes because bikes would no longer be vehicles, but you can probably still get arrested for BUI (Bicycling under the influence.) Yes Mary, at least two people have lost their driver’s license in this state because a drunk bicyclist is dangerous. They might ride into a shrub or a telephone pole and that is……well funny actually.

As much as you may like dinosaurs, sometimes they should be converted into petroleum. That is why it is called fossil fuel.