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Portland Copwatch to host 'Your Rights, Bikes and the Police' seminar

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Interactions happen. Knowing the law and
your rights can make them smoother.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Portland Copwatch announced a seminar event today that's aimed at people who ride bikes. "Your Rights, Bikes and the Police" will be an informational event that will feature local attorney Mark Ginsberg and members of Portland Copwatch, a non-profit, "grassroots group promoting police accountability through citizen action."

Here's more about the event: (more...)

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Is carrying someone on your bike illegal?

Monday, April 26th, 2010
Sunday Parkways Northeast 2009-64
Fun, yes; but legal?
(Photos @ J. Maus)

Back in February, Portlander Ken Southerland got a ticket for attempting to give a friend a ride on the back rack of his bicycle. In the summer of 2007, I saw two Portland Police officers issue a ticket to a man on Alberta Street for the same offense. In the latter case, the man was operating a tall bike with a home made wooden deck on the back (see photo below).

In Oregon, there's a state law that prohibits "unlawful passengers on a bicycle." With the popularity of Xtracycles and other long-tail bikes where people ride on the rear rack, and the general tendency for "doubling" (which is far from just a Portland phenomenon), I wondered whether or not the examples above expose yet another unfortunate grey-area in Oregon law that could negatively impact people who ride bicycles. (more...)

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