God I hope this doesn't go thru!!! It's even for excessive speeding...whats that like 30mph over? who doesn't do that EVERY DAY? If this goes thru NO MOTORCYCLIST in Miami will ever pull over for anything..."mandatory jail time"...**** I'd run This kinda **** really pisses me off...I just wanna ****ing stunt, i dont need all these harsh *** laws

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/28/1...elie-in-miami/

10-year ban for popping a wheelie in Miami
Posted Nov 28th 2007 11:04AM by Chris Shunk
Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Motorcycles



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South Florida has a motorcycle problem, and lawmakers are introducing legislation to show bikers that they'll go a long way to punish those who break the rules. Stunt riding (including wheelies), excessive speeding, and concealable license plates will get you a 10 year ban on your motorcycle license, mandatory jail time, and an impounded bike. If the punishment sounds like the medieval practice of cutting off the hand of a man for stealing, that's exactly how State Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera wants it.

Lopez-Cantera witnessed firsthand a variety of incidents during which reckless behavior was on display, including bikers flying down the highway at 120 mph, high speed wheelies, and more. Police officers can't even run plates since bikers will often flip them up to avoid detection, and it's very difficult to catch a motorcycle on the open road with a squad car. We like motorcycles, even though our focus is on cars, and it's disappointing to see that things have apparently gotten so out of hand in South Florida that draconian enforcement policies are being seriously discussed.

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also see here : http://www.stuntlife.com/forums/2-st...ban-doing.html

 

Introducing new laws: It's the only way any state can legally harass a citizen and get away with it.

Look at what's happening at the Gap. Same thing, different place, no?

 

Wow, thats some harsh stuff.

 

Heres more info:

Carlos Lopez-Cantera:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sectio...7&SessionId=57

Bill information:
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sectio...x?BillId=37239


This **** is scary...is there anything we can do to stop this from going thru? i don't live in FL but i dont want it to catch on and have other states doing it. This is seriously way too harsh…they’re gonna take your bike, arrest you, and u cant ride for 10 yrs…even for excessive speeding or having a license plate that’s not visible!

 

thats a bunch of crap. at some point all of us young, old, stunters, racers, or avg. joe like to twist the wrist and go fast every now and then. with that in mind there would be no more bikes in fl. let me know where to sign a petitioni don't want that bs happening here in tx

 

that's insane
I wonder how many bikes that would get impounded during Daytona bike week

 

you are right and this is a very scary thought.

 

and orlando just passed a law saying that there is a no pursuit policy meaning if u run they will not follow you if ur on a bike

 

harsh? yes. overkill? yes. But then again wheelies dont belong on public roads. None of us need to be doing 30over the limit. And running gets people killed. So dont like it, dont do it. Its that simple.