Article: Mopeds to remain legal when Conn. pocket bike ban goes into effect.

Article: 'Pocket bike' ban advances in Senate
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  October 5, 2004 ;     602 words ... ... The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-05-2004 'Pocket bike' ban advances in Senate -- Limits would apply to skateboards ... PRESS - Nazir Hamilton, 9, of Trenton sitting on "pocket bike" for sale at grandfather's shop. A proposed law ...

Article: Lawmakers may take pocket-bike ban statewide
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... considering a ban, and Salt Lake County is trying to put a stop to pocket bike use on city streets and sidewalks. Some pocket bikes can ... During the winter months, not as many reports are made for pocket bike incidents, but McLeod said they definitely represent a safety ...

Article: Institute a pocket-bike ban
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  January 27, 2005 ;     509 words ...Sorry kids, there's no way to argue your way out of this one. For the sake of your young lives and your delicate noggins, the pocket bikes have to go. Rep. Brad L. Dee, R-Ogden, wants them off public property, which would include streets, highways, paths and sidewalks. He has introduced HB159,

Article: Streets safer since bike ban, Layton says
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... of the type circus clowns ride. Councilman Steve Handy said the city has received many complaints during the summer about pocket bike riders zipping around town, making drivers nervous. "We had a lot of people come to City Council meetings and the chief ...

Article: Mini Machines, Big Thrills for 'Pocket Bike' ...
The Washington Post;  January 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... motorcycle for hours. It is called a pocket bike, and until the past few years there ... becoming major gathering points for pocket bike enthusiasts in the region, and the ... of the nascent sport, according to pocket bike race directors and racers across the ...

Article: COLUMN: Bike Ban hypocrisy
University Wire;  October 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... beleaguered by what is known as "The Bike Ban." The restriction of bicycles from the ... the context of political beliefs, the Bike Ban can really only be justified by the ideological ... policy that affects them directly. The Bike Ban is a very liberal policy. It protects ...

Article: 'Pocket bike' motorcycles raise safety concerns in ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... brakes on the growing popularity of the pocket bike, tiny electric or gas-powered replicas ... The message has yet to reach many pocket-bike enthusiasts. "Our neighborhood's ... in Apple Valley provide a place for pocket-bike fans to meet and race, Orange County ...