Bicycle Parking
Question
Naomi asked: in Cape Coral FL is it illegal to chain a bicycle to a meter or street stop sign?
Answer
Yes! Not just in Cape Coral but throughout Florida. A bicycle is a vehicle. Please see this post.
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Is that because it’s within an intersection or on a sidewalk? Am I right that a sign away from an intersection, where a grass shoulder exists, would be legal?
Yes to both, unless the sign is related to one of the other prohibitions. One might be the 48 hour limit in a right of way. Another might due to a local ordinance.
Now, about the parking meter – is that also legal (absent local laws) if there’s grass? Or do you have to put the wheels in the parking spot and feed the meter? What about chaining it to a sign in an area with metered parking?
And what if there’s a bike rack on the sidewalk? 🙂
As is the case with a lot of the statutes that affect cyclists, it seems that the legislators did not consider these kinds of circumstances. I suggest that readers join FBA and help them develop their legislative agenda to resolve cyclists’ problems.